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The Mercator projection gets a lot of grief for distorting the relative sizes of different land masses, but Mercator’s map was actually pretty good at helping people navigate long distances at sea. Research:  "A new view: A new world map projection seeks to minimse the problems inherent in flattening the globe." Geographical, vol. 93, no. 4, Apr. 2021, pp. 6+. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669328662/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=ab5b9ea8. Accessed 4 May 2022. Battersby, Sarah E. et al. “Implications of Web Mercator and Its Use in Online Mapping.” Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2014. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/547504 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "cylindrical projection". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2007, https://www.britannica.com/science/cylindrical-projection. Accessed 5 May 2022. DiSpezio, Michael A. “Seafarers, great circles, and a tad of rhumb: Understanding the Mercator Misconception.” Science Scope , NOVEMBER 2010, Vol. 34, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43182923 Freitas, Pedro. “Pedro Nunes and Mercator: a Map From a Table of Rhumbs.” International Center for Mathematics. Bulletin #37. October 2016. http://www.cim.pt/magazines/bulletin/3/article/31/pdf Gaspar, Joaquim Alves and Henrique Leitão. “Squaring the Circle: How Mercator Constructed His Projection in 1569.” Imago Mundi, Vol. 66, No. 1 (2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24270927 "Gerardus Mercator." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2643411143/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=40780a22. Accessed 4 May 2022. Harvey, PDA. “Portolan charts before 1400.” British Library. https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/portolan-charts-before-1400 History Today. “Birth of Gerardus Mercator.” March 2012. "Introduction of the Mercator World Map Revolutionizes Nautical Navigation." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2643450266/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=b5b64a31. Accessed 4 May 2022. Monmonier, Mark. “Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection.” University of Chicago Press. 2004. Sokol, Joshua. “Can This New Map Fix Our Distorted Views of the World?” New York Times. 2/24/2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/science/new-world-map.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mercator projection gets a lot of grief for distorting the relative sizes of different land masses, but Mercator’s map was actually pretty good at helping people navigate long distances at sea. Research: <ul> <li>"A new view: A new world map projection seeks to minimse the problems inherent in flattening the globe." Geographical, vol. 93, no. 4, Apr. 2021, pp. 6+. Gale In Context: Science, <a href="http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669328662/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=ab5b9ea8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669328662/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=ab5b9ea8</a>. Accessed 4 May 2022.</li> <li>Battersby, Sarah E. et al. “Implications of Web Mercator and Its Use in Online Mapping.” Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2014. <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/547504" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://muse.jhu.edu/article/547504</a></li> <li>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "cylindrical projection". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2007, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/cylindrical-projection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/science/cylindrical-projection</a>. Accessed 5 May 2022.</li> <li>DiSpezio, Michael A. “Seafarers, great circles, and a tad of rhumb: Understanding the Mercator Misconception.” Science Scope , NOVEMBER 2010, Vol. 34, No. 3. Via JSTOR. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/43182923" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jstor.org/stable/43182923</a></li> <li>Freitas, Pedro. “Pedro Nunes and Mercator: a Map From a Table of Rhumbs.” International Center for Mathematics. Bulletin #37. October 2016. <a href="http://www.cim.pt/magazines/bulletin/3/article/31/pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cim.pt/magazines/bulletin/3/article/31/pdf</a></li> <li>Gaspar, Joaquim Alves and Henrique Leitão. “Squaring the Circle: How Mercator Constructed His Projection in 1569.” Imago Mundi, Vol. 66, No. 1 (2014). Via JSTOR. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/24270927" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jstor.org/stable/24270927</a></li> <li>"Gerardus Mercator." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, <a href="http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2643411143/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=40780a22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2643411143/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=40780a22</a>. Accessed 4 May 2022.</li> <li>Harvey, PDA. “Portolan charts before 1400.” British Library. <a href="https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/portolan-charts-before-1400" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/portolan-charts-before-1400</a></li> <li>History Today. “Birth of Gerardus Mercator.” March 2012.</li> <li>"Introduction of the Mercator World Map Revolutionizes Nautical Navigation." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, <a href="http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2643450266/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=b5b64a31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2643450266/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=b5b64a31</a>. Accessed 4 May 2022.</li> <li>Monmonier, Mark. “Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection.” University of Chicago Press. 2004.</li> <li>Sokol, Joshua. “Can This New Map Fix Our Distorted Views of the World?” New York Times. 2/24/2021. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/science/new-world-map.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/science/new-world-map.html</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Gerardus Mercator’s Groundbreaking Projection

Informative session about the important personality. Gangubai Hangal (5 March 1913 – 21 July 2009) was an Indian singer of the khayal genre of Hindustani classical music from Karnataka, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana. Gerardus Mercator (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. 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.

Informative session about the important personality. Gangubai Hangal (5 March 1913 – 21 July 2009) was an Indian singer of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">khayal</a> genre of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_classical_music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindustani classical music</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karnataka</a>, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirana_gharana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kirana gharana</a>. Gerardus Mercator (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">geographer</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmographer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cosmographer</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cartographer</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">County of Flanders</a>. He is most renowned for creating the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_1569_world_map" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1569 world map</a> based on a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">projection</a> which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhumb_line" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rhumb lines</a>) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.

Vyakti Vishesh : Today's Personality Gangubai Hangal and Gerardus Mercator. 

Viajamos al mundo de la cartografía con Kevin Wittmann como nuestro guía. Es autor de una edición reciente del Atlas Mercator, toda una joya de los mapas cartográficos

Viajamos al mundo de la cartografía con Kevin Wittmann como nuestro guía. Es autor de una edición reciente del Atlas Mercator, toda una joya de los mapas cartográficos