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IN many different fields of geophysics and geology it would be convenient to be able to plot data on a terrestrial globe and then move the plotted data over the globe. For example, anyone interested in seeing how good the fit between the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa really is would like to be able to trace an outline of South America on a transparent spherical cap and then move this outline against Africa.
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HOSPERS, J. Preparation of Spherical Caps for Use on Terrestrial Globes in Investigations of Palæomagnetism and Continental Drift. Nature 203, 397–398 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203397a0
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