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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mercator_projectionMercator projection - Wikipedia

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   It became the standard map projection for navigation due to its ability to represent north as "up" and south as "down" everywhere while preserving local directions and shapes. However, as a result, the Mercator projection inflates the size of objects the further they are from the equator.

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   Mercator Limited has diversified business interests in coal, oil and gas, commodity transportation and dredging. Its segments include shipping, offshore and coal mining, trading and logistics.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gerardus_MercatorGerardus Mercator - Wikipedia

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   Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.

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   What is Mercator projection?

   • Among cylindrical projections, the Mercator projection is the unique projection which balances this East–West stretching by a precisely corresponding North–South stretching, so that at every location the scale is locally uniform and angles are preserved.

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   What was Mercator famous for?

   • He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing ( rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts. Mercator was a notable maker of globes and scientific instruments.

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   What does a Mercator do?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Mercator projection, type of map projection introduced in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator. It is often described as a cylindrical projection, but it must be derived mathematically.

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   Who invented the Mercator projection?

   • The Mercator projection was originally developed in 1569 by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. At this time, many of Europe’s top cartographers and explorers used elliptical projections derived from Ptolemy’s latitude and longitude grid.

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5. www.britannica.com › science › Mercator-projectionMercator projection | Definition, Uses, & Limitations ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · The Mercator projection is a map projection introduced by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. The Mercator projection is a useful navigation tool, as a straight line on a Mercator map indicates a straight course, but it is not a practical world map, because of distortion of scale near the poles.

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6. www.nationalgeographic.org › gerardus-mercatorGerardus Mercator - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about the 16th-century Flemish cartographer who created the Mercator projection, a map of the world with latitude and longitude lines. Find out how his map helped navigators and why it has distortions.

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8. worldhistorycommons.org › mercator-projection-0The Mercator Projection | World History Commons

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   3 days ago · Learn about the map created by Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century, which distorted the size of landmasses but simplified navigation. Explore the annotation and the methods module on analyzing maps.

9. www.geographyrealm.com › look-mercA Look at the Mercator Projection - Geography Realm

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   Jan 13, 2014 · Learn about the Mercator projection, a cylindrical and conformal map that preserves angles and rhumb lines for navigation. Find out how it was developed, how it works and why it is controversial for distorting landmasses.