Gerardus Mercator

A few decades before Descartes was born, in 1569, mapmaking had its own revolution when Gerhard Kremer, better known by his latinized name Gerardus Mercator, published a new kind of world map.

Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

A few decades before Descartes was born, in 1569, mapmaking had its own revolution when Gerhard Kremer, better known by his latinized name Gerardus Mercator, published a new kind of world map.

Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

A few decades before Descartes was born, in 1569, mapmaking had its own revolution when Gerhard Kremer, better known by his latinized name Gerardus Mercator, published a new kind of world map.

Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

[The words of Gerardus Mercator in the foote of his general Map vpon the description of the North partes.]

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

For the computation of the yeares of the world, I had by Maister W.lfes aduise followed Functius; but after his deceasse, M.W. H. made me partaker of a Chronologie, which he had gathered and compiled with most exquisit diligence, following Gerardus Mercator, and other late

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed

Twelvethly, the judgemente of Gerardus Mercator, that excellent geographer, which his sonne, Rumolde Mercator, shewed me in a letter of his, and drewe oute for me in writinge, of wise men is not lightly to be regarded.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584

_Gerardus Mercator_, and _Antonius Gogaua_, (and other,) therto so prouoked: and (by my constant and inuincible zeale to the veritie) in obseruations of Heauenly Influencies (to the Minute of time,) than, so diligent: And chiefly by the Supernaturall influence, from the Starre of

The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara John Dee 1567

Gerardus Mercator, born in Rupelmonde, Flanders (now Belgium) in 1512.

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While Gerardus Mercator originally intended his map to be used solely for navigation, the projection is now virtually ubiquitous, used in thousands of classrooms and even by

Gadling 2009

While Gerardus Mercator originally intended his map to be used solely for navigation, the projection is now virtually ubiquitous, used in thousands of classrooms and even by

Gadling 2009