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What did Gerardus Mercator invent?
Geardus Mercator invented the Mercator Map in 1569
When did Gerardus Mercator die?
Gerardus Mercator died on December 2, 1594 at the age of 82.
What is the birth name of Pim Peters?
Pim Peters's birth name is Antoon Peters.
When did Hugh Peters die?
Hugh Peters died in 1660.
When was Faye Peters born?
Faye Peters was born in 1977.
Who made the peters map projection?
The Peters map projection was created by German historian Arno Peters in 1973 as an alternative to the traditional Mercator map projection. The Peters map aims to provide a more accurate representation of the relative sizes of land masses by distorting shapes.
Is Greenland bigger than India?
No!, the picture below shows Greenland bigger than India. But this projection is wrong because its a Mercator Projection:- Mercator projection: The maps we see and use in schools are based on Mercator projection. A Mercator projection is a mathematical method of showing a map of the globe on a flat surface. This projection was developed in 1568 byGerhardus Mercator a Flemish geographer, mathematician, and cartographer.Mercator projection was made during an age when Europe dominated and exploited the world. The white dominated countries are thus portrayed to be extraordinarily large, while non white countries become extraordinarily small. It seems that the Mercator map was made to artificially portray the territorial "superiority" of the colonial powers, and psychologically impact the gullible minds of the colonised into submission. Surprisingly, even today maps in India reflect that bygone era.The United Nations in 1974, acknowledging this discrepancy (in Mercator maps), accepted a new map made by another German, Arno Peters. It is called the Peters' projection or the Peters' map. It has equal areas, and equal representation. Peters' map shows countries in their relative sizes, and is based upon Peters' decimal grid, which divides the surface of the Earth into a hundred longitudinal fields of equal width, and a hundred latitudinal fields of equal height.Really,This is correct
What did Gerardus Mercator invent?
Geardus Mercator invented the Mercator Map in 1569
What type of projection is a Mercator projectio?
It is a Mercator projection!
When was Conus mercator created?
Conus mercator was created in 1758.
When did Nicholas Mercator die?
Nicholas Mercator died in 1687.
When was Rumold Mercator born?
Rumold Mercator was born in 1545.
When did Rumold Mercator die?
Rumold Mercator died in 1599.
When was Mercator Lines created?
Mercator Lines was created in 1983.
When did Mercator Cooper die?
Mercator Cooper died in 1872.
How does the Mercator map misrepresent the earth?
latitude and longitude are the same as the Mercator
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
