In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good job of showing countries' shapes and was excellent at showing ocean sailing courses, very important to ...

Many of the maps we use today are based on a solution created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer. In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good ...

In their pursuit of knowledge about the natural world, 16th-century scientists saw few boundaries between experiment and ...

Buy us!': Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by Trump zeal for Arctic territory Many of the maps we use today are based on a solution created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer. In ...