Definition:Mercator's Projection/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Mercator's Projection
Mercator's projection was originally designed by Gerardus Mercator in $1569$, in order to present a map of Earth's surface.
In this context, the cylinder circumscribing Earth intersects it along the equator.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Mercator's projection
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Mercator's projection