It's probably increased accessibility of applied map projection plotting libraries vs. the knowledge of theory and history as formal requirement for making up stuff like this.
See also Gall-Peters. Formalizing and marketing Map Projectsions are two separate skill sets.
Physplaining [2] describes this quite well, if there is an established body of resarch and astrophysic specialist
"rediscover" a specialist area that got reduced exposure with in the era of digital print and publishing.
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Am I understanding correctly that this is just two 'azimuthal equidistant projections' center on antipodal points, side by side?
(but envisioned as being glued to opposite sides of a single disk)
Yes they are.
It's probably increased accessibility of applied map projection plotting libraries vs. the knowledge of theory and history as formal requirement for making up stuff like this. See also Gall-Peters. Formalizing and marketing Map Projectsions are two separate skill sets.
https://twitter.com/mxfh/status/1363807641932337153
Physplaining [2] describes this quite well, if there is an established body of resarch and astrophysic specialist "rediscover" a specialist area that got reduced exposure with in the era of digital print and publishing.
[1] https://www.mappingasprocess.net/blog/2021/2/17/a-radically-...
[2] https://www.mappingasprocess.[net/blog/2021/2/21/perfecting-...