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62. Astronomiegeschichte: Personen (M) Translate this page mercator, gerardus Gerhard Kremer (1512-1594) mercator-Feier 1962im mercator-Gymnasium Mit einer Biographie. mercator-Gymnasium http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/persons/pers_m-d.html

Geschichte der Astronomie Personen Astronomiegeschichte: Personen (M) English Version Mach, Ernst (1838-1916) Sehr kurze Biographie und Literaturhinweise Marinoni, Johann Jakob [von] (1676-1755) Sehr kurze Biographie und Literaturhinweise Mauderli, Sigmund (1876-1962) Verzeichnis von Archivalien Meissner, Karl Wilhelm (1891-1959) Biographie (in German) Aus Physiker und Astronomen in Frankfurt Melanchthon, Phillip (1497-1560) Kurzbiographie Melanchthon-Jahr 1997 Mit einer Biographie Kurzbiographie und Melanchthonhaus Bretten Melanchthonhaus Bretten Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Melanchthon-Denkmal Mercator, Gerardus [Gerhard Kremer] (1512-1594) Mercator-Feier 1962 im Mercator-Gymnasium Mit einer Biographie. Mercator-Gymnasium Duisburg Mercator, Nicolaus [Niklaus Kauffman] (c.1619-1687) Mercator-Gymnasium Duisburg Mitchell, Maria (1818-1889) Kurzbiographie , von Wolfgang Michel Wolfgang R. Dick

63. History Of Astronomy: What's New At This Site On March 17, 1999 M mercator, gerardus Kremer, Gerhard (15121594) mercator-Feier1962 im mercator-Gymnasium (in German) With a short biography. http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/new/new990317.html

History of Astronomy What's new History of Astronomy: What's new at this site on March 17, 1999 Some URLs have been updated. Welcome / About Site map (complete Table of Contents) updated Citation Index updated Acknowledgements updated History of astronomy Observatories and other places Georgia (Georgien) The unknown history of Georgian astronomy , by Irakli Simonia , Germany The Solar Tower Persons J Johannes de Sacrobosco [de Sacro Bosco; John of Holywood] (c.1195-1256) Short biography and references K Kepler, Johannes Very short biography and references ... Neues vom Keplerschen Kugelproblem? , von Michael Gebel (in German) Britannica Online entries Bibliography (ADS entries) References (ADS entries) References (Commission for the Publication of the Works of Johannes Kepler) UCSC astronomer discovers 400-year-old manuscript , by Barbara McKenna Horoscope authored by Kepler. M Mercator, Gerardus [Kremer, Gerhard] (1512-1594) Mercator-Feier 1962 im Mercator-Gymnasium (in German) With a short biography.

64. Ampere mercator, gerardus 15121594 Flemish cartographer who made maps,globes, and scientific instruments. In 1569 he invented a type http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/science_n2/mendeleyev.html

Mendeleyev , D. Ivanovich Russian chemist who introduced the periodic classification of the elements. The periodic table became one of the most useful and important generalizations of chemistry and of all science. Mercator , Gerardus Flemish cartographer who made maps, globes, and scientific instruments. In 1569 he invented a type of map for seamen with perpendicular longitudes and latitudes, the now famous Mercator projection. In addition, he made remarkably detailed and accurate maps of western and southern Europe, which he designed, engraved and published. www link : Biography Messerschmitt , Willy German chief aircraft designer. Built the first jet plane to be flown in combat, the Me 262. www link : Short Biography Michelson , Albert A. American physicist who experimentally established the speed of light as a fundamental constant (1887). He was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for science. www links : Biography Comprehensive Michelson Page Napier , Albert A. Scottish mathematician and theologiocal writer who originated the concept of logarithms as a mathematical device to aid in calculations. www link : Biography

65. Gases - Science WHO WAS gerardus mercator? gerardus mercator ( GerARD-us Murr-KATE-ur ) reallywas Gerhard Kremer. The name by which he was known was the Latin form. http://spikesworld.spike-jamie.com/science/oceanography_website/c153 01 who was

WHO WAS GERARDUS MERCATOR? Gerardus Mercator ("Ger-ARD-us Murr-KATE-ur") really was Gerhard Kremer. The name by which he was known was the Latin form. [My Latin name would be Writasaurus Brilliantus.] He lived from 1512 to 1594, and was a Flemish geographer, mathematician, and cartographer. The Mercator map projection is described by the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia as "a cylindrical map projection of the features of the earth's surface that can be constructed only mathematically. The parallels of latitude, which on the globe are equal distances apart, are drawn with increasing separation as their distance from the equator increases in order to preserve shapes. However, areas are exaggerated with increasing distance from the equator. For instance, Greenland is shown with enormously exaggerated size, although its shape is preserved. The poles themselves cannot be shown on a Mercator projection. This type of projection gives an incorrect impression of the relative sizes of the world's countries." Using a Mercator projection of the world, trace the outer edge of the continents that bound the Atlantic Ocean. Cut out the forms of the continents. Now use the pieces like a jigsaw puzzle to put the continents together so the margins match and the the Atlantic Ocean is no longer between them.

66. MAP MAKER MERCATOR MAP MAKER mercator In 1560 gerardus mercator made a very bad real estateinvestment. An unscrupulous realtor informed him of 10,000 http://www.pacificsites.com/~roberson/mercator.html

MAP MAKER MERCATOR In 1560 Gerardus Mercator made a very bad real estate investment. An unscrupulous realtor informed him of 10,000 square miles of virgin land for sale near beautiful downtown Qaqortoq on the grand and magnificent island of Kalaallit Nunaat. Mercator could have the land for 'next to nothing.' "Well, just how much is 'next to nothing'?" Mercator asked the realtor. The realtor replied with a smoothness born of many years in the business, "Listen, the term 'next to nothing' is more than just a perfect description of the price and I'll let you steal this parcel for 1000 bucks!" "What a deal!" Exclaimed Gerardus as he whipped out his wallet and quickly pealed off 10 crisp new 100 buck notes. He couldn't believe his luck. 10,000 square miles of property for about the price of an acre in his homeland of Flanders. True, he had bought it sight unseen, but still, what a deal! At home that evening he told his wife the good news. "You did what?!" she screamed. "You bought land in Kalaallit Nunaat! Do you know what another name for Kalaallit Nunaat is? It's Greenland! Here look at this. It's one of your maps." Gerardus perused the map his wife handed him. "See," she pointed. "Right there. Almost at the north pole. Out there in a frozen ocean all by itself next to nothing!

67. Mercator Projections Figure 2. gerardus mercator (1512 1594). The mercator projectionwas developed in 1569 by one of the most famous cartographers http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/class_info/nr502/lg2/projection_descriptions/mercat

Mercator Projections Figure 1. The Mercator Projection is conformal and shows loxodromes as straight lines. The Mercator projection is one of the oldest, most influential, and most misunderstood projections of all time. This projection is so steeped in history that it is impossible to appreciate the Mercator projection without knowing something about its history. Figure 2. Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594). The Mercator projection was developed in 1569 by one of the most famous cartographers of all time, Gerardus Mercator (that's a 16 th century engraving of him in Figure 2). Mercator (whose birth name was Gerhard Kramer; in his day, if you wanted to present yourself as an educated person, you latinized your name; hence Gerhard Kramer became Gerardus Mercator) was born in Rupelmonde, Germany on March 5, 1512 and died in Duisburg, Germany on December 2, 1594. His works revolutionized ocean navigation. Prior to Mercator's 1585 publication of an atlas covering just about all of the known world (indeed, it was with this work that Mercator coined the word atlas to describe a collection of maps; the word did not exist prior to that time), ocean navigation was largely hit-or-miss. Sea captains navigated from point to point by either following landmarks visible on shore or by following incredibly vague verbal instructions (e.g., "sail into the summer wind for four hours to clear the rocks at the harbor's entrance, then turn to starboard and sail broad to the wind for a week or so to reach your destination"). This changed with the introduction of maps based on Mercator's projection. For the first time, sea captains had maps showing

68. Mercator E A Cartografia Moderna Translate this page gerardus mercator, nascido em 1512 na região de Flandres, a Bélgica dos nossosdias, na época do Renascimento, e falecido em Duisburg, na Alemanha, em 1594 http://www.terra.com.br/voltaire/cultura/2002/12/11/001.htm

Educação História por Voltaire Schilling Cultura e Pensamento Capa de História Brasil Mundo Antiga e medieval ... Política Cultura e Pensamento Século XX Atualidade Capa de Educação Biblioteca ... Viver no Exterior Boletim Receba as novidades no seu e-mail! Fale conosco Envie releases Mande críticas, dúvidas e sugestões EducaRede História - Cultura e Pensamento CULTURA E PENSAMENTO Mercator e a cartografia moderna Leia mais » Mercator e a cartografia moderna » Mercator e a cartografia moderna - Um globo plano Gerardus Mercator, nascido em 1512 na região de Flandres, a Bélgica dos nossos dias, na época do Renascimento, e falecido em Duisburg, na Alemanha, em 1594, foi o mais consagrado autor de mapas dos tempos modernos. Matemático e geômetra engenhoso, conseguiu a façanha de desenhar um Mapa Mundi revolucionário que facilitou enormemente as viagens transoceânicas. Inspirado em Ptolomeu, legou um notável Atlas, cuja precisão é apreciada até os nossos dias pelo seu tino. Mercator é universalmente tido como o pai da cartografia moderna. Surge o Atlas Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Depois das espetaculares viagens de Colombo, de Vasco da Gama, de Cabral, de Jacques Cartier e de Fernando de Magalhães, de Giovanni Caboto, o mundo conhecido se dilatara enormemente, e Mercator iria ser quem viria dar a forma cartográfica daqueles achados todos. Se a natureza dera-lhe pais amorosos porém muito pobres - o pai granjeiro era também um sapateiro remendão da pequena Rupelmonde, onde ele nascera em 5 de março de 1512 - o destino aproximou-o de um tio acadêmico muito bem sucedido. Foi pelas mãos dele que ele conseguiu o feito, com o nome definitivo de Gerardus Marcator Rupelmundanus, de graduar-se na Universidade de Lovaine.

69. The Mercator Group LLC Our name originates from gerardus mercator, who, in 1568, developed a system ofmap projection that is widely used in navigation and allows a straightline http://www.mgboston.com/

Home About Mercator Services Interim Management Our Clients Mercator Ventures The Team ... Contact Us Enter your email address to subscribe to our Newsletter Add Remove Send as HTML Company Overview The Mercator Group is a unique strategic advisory firm with a focus on interim management and merger and acquisition services to emerging and middle market technology and manufacturing companies. The Mercator Group is committed to helping our clients achieve success by plotting the right strategy to deliver results that create lasting and meaningful value. The Mercator Group is unique because of our operational experience, entrepreneurial backgrounds and level of involvement with our clients. We do more than offer advice and expertise. Our experienced and seasoned partners work side-by-side with our clients to assist them in developing innovative business solutions to ensure that forward progress is made and goals are achieved in a timely manner. Our track record of successful clients speaks for itself. Our name originates from Gerardus Mercator , who, in 1568, developed a system of map projection that is widely used in navigation and allows a straight-line course to be plotted between any two points on the map and followed without changing compass direction.

70. Fundación Mercator Translate this page gerardus mercator. El nombre de nuestra Fundación se debe al geógrafoy cartógrafo del siglo XVI gerardus mercator (1512-1594) quien http://www.fundacionmercator.cl/quienes_somos.php

Gerardus Mercator El nombre de nuestra Fundación se debe al geógrafo y cartógrafo del siglo XVI Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) quien desarrolló un sistema de proyección de mapas, el que representa los meridianos como líneas paralelas y los paralelos de longitud como rectas que se cruzan con los meridianos, formando ángulos rectos muy utilizados en navegación. Con este sistema los navegantes de la época pudieron trazar una línea recta entre dos lugares, cambiando totalmente el concepto de mundo y abriendo nuevas posibilidades de exploración y conocimiento. Mercator trajo este concepto de mapa, rompiendo con el paradigma establecido, cambiando la manera de moverse en el mundo. Nosotros queremos hoy, inventar nuevos mapas, nuevas maneras de mirar el mundo en el que nos encontramos, que nos hagan movernos de una manera distinta. Cerrar Fernando Flores Labra Fernando Flores Labra, es Ingeniero Civil Industrial de la Universidad Católica de Chile, Ph.D. en Filosofía del Lenguaje de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. Fue Ministro de Hacienda y de Economía, y Secretario General de Gobierno, durante el gobierno de Salvador Allende. Es además asesor de numerosas empresas. Ha fundado y dirigido empresas en los Estados Unidos, México y Chile. Entre las principales se cuentan Action Technologies, Inc., en San Francisco, California, dedicada al diseño de software; y

71. MAPS OF BURMA sheet 1. sheet 2. G 7400 mercator, gerardus. 1630 INDIA ORIENTALIS. .M47 Amsterdam,1630. G 7625 mercator, gerardus. 1636 INDIA ORIENTALIS. .M47 Amsterdam, 1636. http://www.niulib.niu.edu/rbsc/BurmaMapsList.htm

Back to Burma Maps page MAPS OF BURMA Rare Books and Special Collections Department Founders Memorial Library 1990 List Compiled by the Center for Burma Studies Along With October 14, 2002 Update by Kay Shelton Call Number:      Maps: G 8000 Aa, Pieter van der SCHEEPTOGT ONDER DEN AMMIRAAL WYBRAND VAN WARWYK, VAN BANTAM NA CHINA GEDAAN Liede, 172? G 8000 Anville, Monsieur d’ ASIA London, 1755 G 7400 Anville, Monsieur d’ SECONDE PARTIE DE LA CARTE D’ASIE, CONTENANT LA CHINE ET PARTIE DE LA TARTARIE, L’INDE AU DELA DU GANGE, LES ISLES SUMATRA, JAVA, BORNEO, MOLUQUES, PHILIPPINES ET DU JAPON Paris, 1752 G 7652 Apres de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptist-Nicolas Denis d’ CARTE REDUITE DU GOLFE DE BANGALE, DEPUIS L’ELSE DE CEYLAN JUSQU’AN GOLFE DE SIAM, AVEC LA PARTIE SEPTENTRIONALE DU DETROIT DE MALAC Paris, 1775? G 8001 Apres de Mannevillette, Jean Baptiste Nicolas Denis d’ A CHART OF THE EAST INDIA ISLANDS WITH THE COASTS OF THE CONTINENT FROM CALMINERA POINT TO AMOYE IN CHINA, DRAWN FROM THE BEST JOURNALS AND REMARKS OF NAVIGATORS ASCERTAINED BY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS AND IMPROVED FROM THE LAST EDITION OF THE NEPTUNE ORIENTAL London, 1778

72. Mercator Origin. Presented by gerardus mercator (15121594) of Flanders in 1569on a large world map for use in navigation . gerardus mercator. http://exchange.manifold.net/manifold/manuals/5_userman/mfd50Mercator.htm

Mercator The famous conformal cylindrical projection. It is excellent for the limited purpose of marine navigation and very poor for thematic presentation. See the Transverse Mercator topic for the transverse aspect of this projection. Scale True along the Equator and along two chosen standard parallels equidistant from the Equator. Increases with distance from the Equator to infinity at the poles. Scale is constant along any given parallel; same scale at parallel of opposite sign (north +, south -) and is the same in all directions near any given point. Distortion Infinitesimally small circles of equal size on the globe appear as circles on the map (indicating conformality) but increase in size away from the Equator (indicating area distortion). Great distortion of area in polar regions. Conformality (and therefore local angle preservation) fails at the poles. Low distortion near the Equator. Usage Designed and recommended for navigational usage because of straight rhumb lines; standard for marine charts. Recommended and used for conformal mapping of regions predominantly bordering the Equator. The Mercator projection attained great fame because of its utility for marine navigation. One unfortunate result of this fame is that it subsequently was frequently and inappropriately used as a thematic world map in atlases and for wall charts. It presents a highly misleading view of the world because of the excessive distortion of area away from the poles. The classic schoolroom map of the Earth in Mercator projection that has convinced generations of school children that Greenland is as large as North America is a case in point.

73. T Fol 179 Dl 1 Rariora gerardus mercator Jodocus Hondius, Nieuwen atlas, ofte wereltbeschrijvinge.T fol 179 rariora. gerardus mercator Jodocus Hondius http://vitrine.library.uu.nl/wwwroot/nl/teksten/Tfol179rar.htm

Nieuwen atlas, ofte werelt-beschrijvinge T fol 179 rariora Nieuwen atlas, ofte werelt-beschrijvinge, vertonende de voornaemste rijcken ende landen des gheheelen aerdt-bodems. Vermeerdert met veele schoone lant-kaerten nieuwelijcks uytghegheven Band Oorspronkelijke band van perkament over kartonnen platten, met goudstempeling. Herkomst Samen met de vier andere, identiek gebonden delen door de Universiteitsbibliotheek aangekocht in Den Haag in mei 1805. Atlas geen succes, omdat hij een geduchte concurrent had in het in 1570 verschenen Theatrum orbis terrarum van Abraham Ortelius, waarvan aan het einde van de eeuw al meer dan twintig herdrukken waren gepubliceerd. Het is de verdienste van de eveneens uit Vlaanderen afkomstige Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) geweest, dat hij de Atlas een nieuw leven heeft ingeblazen. Hij kocht in 1604 de koperplaten van de kleinzoon van Gerard Mercator. Deze transactie had op Hondius' loopbaan een beslissende invloed. Tot dat jaar was hij voornamelijk werkzaam als technicus: graveur, stempelsnijder, instrument- en globemaker. Vanaf 1605, toen hij de heruitgave van Mercators Ptolemaeus-kaarten verzorgde, werd hij een uitgever van groot formaat. In 1606 verscheen de eerste heruitgave van Mercators Atlas nr. 28

74. T Fol 179 Dl 1 Rar gerardus mercator Jodocus Hondius, Nieuwen atlas, ofte wereltbeschrijvinge.T fol 179 rariora. gerardus mercator, Jodocus Hondius http://vitrine.library.uu.nl/wwwroot/en/texts/Tfol179rar.htm

Nieuwen atlas, ofte werelt-beschrijvinge T fol 179 rariora Gerardus Mercator, Jodocus Hondius, Nieuwen atlas, ofte werelt-beschrijvinge, vertonende de voornaemste rijcken ende landen des gheheelen aerdt-bodems. Vermeerdert met veele schoone lant-kaerten nieuwelijcks uytghegheven Binding Original binding of vellum over pasteboard, gilt. Provenance Purchased by the University Library in The Hague in May 1805 together with four other, identically bound volumes. Atlas . The second edition appeared in 1589, with the addition of a fourth part. The first complete edition was compiled by his heirs in 1595 one year after his death. Walter Ghim, mayor of Duisburg, the city where Mercator had lived for a long time, wrote the accompanying Mercator biography. It was the first time that a book of maps was referred to as an Atlas . Commercially speaking, however, the Atlas was not a success thanks to formidable competition from the Theatrum orbis terrarum by Abraham Ortelius, published in 1570, which by the end of the century had been reprinted more than twenty times. It was thanks to another Fleming, Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), that the Atlas got a new lease of life. In 1604, he purchased the copper plates from Gerard Mercator's grandson. This transaction had a decisive influence on the Hondius' career. Up until that year he had worked mainly as a craftsman: engraver, stamp cutter, instrument maker and a globe maker. In 1605, when he republished Mercator's Ptolemaic charts, he became a major publisher. The first reprint of Mercator's Atlas appeared under his auspices in 1606. The Latin texts were provided by his brother-in-law Petrus Montanus. The work numbered 143 maps, including 36 that Hondius had added to the original Mercator maps, a number of which he produced himself. The new maps, which varied considerably in quality, were predominantly of the world outside Europe. After all, it was precisely in the sixteenth century that the discoveries by the Spanish and Portuguese in particular had radically altered the map of the world (also see

75. Mappa.Mundi Magazine - Locus - Projection Previous Issues, » In 1570, gerardus mercator assembled his Atlas ofEurope in preparation for a grand tour by the Crown Prince of Cleves. http://mappa.mundi.net/locus/locus_004/

Stephanie Faul is director of public relations for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. A long-time writer and editor, she has been a frequent contributor to on-line and old-line media. Locus is a series about words about places and how language, culture and society have created and used these words down through the ages. Previous Issues In 1570, Gerardus Mercator assembled his Atlas of Europe in preparation for a grand tour by the Crown Prince of Cleves. The book disappeared until 1967, when it was purchased unrecognized by a Dutch collector from an antiquarian bookstore in Brussels. The original was acquired by the British Museum for 1.2 million dollars and is available for viewing by special appointment only. In 1998 Walking Tree Press published a restored replica, allowing the public to see the first detailed maps of early modern Europe. Though pricey, the sumptuous volume has received universally glowing reviews. A review of The Mercator Atlas of Europe in January Magazine Buy the Book Today! More about Projection Maps Map Projection Basics from the Department of Geography Hunter College of the City University of New York.

76. Professional Surveyor Archives Call the resulting map a “mercator Projection” as it has been for more than 400years, because that is how gerardus mercator in 1569 produced his famous map http://www.profsurv.com/ps_scripts/article.idc?id=103

77. 78 El Atlas Mercator Dec 1594 in Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve (now Germany) gerardus mercator's original name was Gerard de Cremere. http://www.bcngrafics.com/cristobalcolon/78_mercator.html

ELS MAPES THE MAPS DIE KARTEN LOS MAPAS L' Atlas Universal de Mercator del 1551 The Universal Atlas of Mercator of the 1551 Der Universalatlas von Mercator des 1551 El Atlas Universal de Mercator del 1551 Born: 5 March 1512 in Rupelmonde, Flanders (now Belgium) Died: 2 Dec 1594 in Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve (now Germany) Gerardus Mercator's original name was Gerard de Cremere. He was educated at 'sHertogenbosch in the Netherlands, then, in 1530, he entered the University of Louvain where he studied the humanities and philosophy. He graduated from Louvain with an M.A. in 1532. After graduating, Mercator began to have worries on how to reconcile the account of the origin of the universe given in the Bible with that given by Aristotle. He travelled to a number of places while going through this personal crisis including Antwerp and Mechelen. His travels did little for his religious worries but gave him a deep interest in geography. In 1535-1536 Mercator working in Louvain with Myrica and with Frisius constructed a terrestrial globe. In 1537 they constructed a globe of the stars. Mercator produced a map of Palestine (1537), a map of the world with a new projection (1538) and a map of Flanders (1540). Mercator was charged with heresy in 1544. This was partly due to his Protestant beliefs, partly due to the fact that he travelled so widely to acquire data for his maps that suspicions were aroused. He spent seven months in prison. He was released, mainly due to strong support from the University of Louvain, and in 1552 he moved to Duisburg where he opened a cartographic workshop.

78. Untitled Document Translate this page gerardus mercator. Su nombre verdadero era Gerhard Kremer, que latinizadose convirtió en gerardus mercator, como es reconocido por la mayoría. http://interactiva.matem.unam.mx/mapas/1400-1600.html

79. Bezienswaardigheden - Rupelmonde - Mercator BEKNOPTE BIOGRAFIE VAN gerardus mercator (cartograaf (Rupelmonde 1512 Duisburg1594)) Gerard De Cremer werd geboren op 5 maart 1512 te Rupelmonde. http://www.kruibeke.be/bezienswaardigheden/rupelm/kern/mercator.html

BEKNOPTE BIOGRAFIE VAN GERARDUS MERCATOR (cartograaf (Rupelmonde 1512 - Duisburg 1594)) Gerard De Cremer werd geboren op 5 maart te Rupelmonde. Zijn eerste onderwijs kreeg hij in zijn geboortedorp van zijn oom Gijsbrecht De Cremer, die kapelaan was in het Sint-Janshospitaal. Daarna studeerde hij aan het college in 's-Hertogenbosch en aan de universiteit van Leuven, waar hij in zijn licentiaatdiploma behaalde in de filosofie. Naar gewoonte van die tijd verlatijnste hij zijn naam in "GERARDUS MERCATOR". In de zestiende-eeuw, een tijdperk van reformatie en inquisitie, was wijsbegeerte een gevoelig onderwerp. Daarom schakelde Mercator over naar de cartografie en geografie. Mercator vertrok naar Antwerpen en legde zich toe op het vervaardigen van scheepvaartinstrumenten. Later keerde hij terug naar Leuven, ging in de leer bij de wiskundige en magister Gemma Fresius en richtte zich op de kosmografie. : Mercator werkt samen met Fresius aan een aardglobe voor de raadsheer van keizer Karel V. : Mercator maakt zijn eerste kaart van het Heilig Land, eveneens voor de raadsheer van keizer Karel V.

80. DE MERCATOR A BLAEU EN LA FUNDACIÓN CARLOS DE AMBERES Translate this page Respecto a una de ellas, La Epístola latina a Antonio Perrenot de Granvela, Obispode Arrás, de gerardus mercator, el comisario de la exposición, Fernando http://www.patrimonionacional.es/realbiblioteca/avisos0307.htm

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