Thursday, January 15, 2009

Implied Motion

graphic by Minard (1781-1870)
http://www.napoleonic-literature.com/1812/1812.htm
- graphic representing Napoleon’s unsuccessful campaign to Moscow-
combines data and time-series (representing passage of time)

- different pieces of information
are represented superbly in one image
- six variables are plotted (army size, location, direction, temperature, date)


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