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Mercator projection (Q309372)

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cylindrical map projection invented by Gerardus Mercator in 1569
  • universal transverse Mercator
  • cylindrical conformal projection
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    Mercator projection
    cylindrical map projection invented by Gerardus Mercator in 1569
    • universal transverse Mercator
    • cylindrical conformal projection

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    relation between the Mercator projection and the true size of each country (English)
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    1569
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    x=R(λλ0),y=Rln[tan(π4+φ2)]
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    Identifiers

    Mercator projection (Cartography) (English)
    היטל מרקטור (קרטוגרפיה) (Hebrew)
    إسقاط مركاتور (Arabic)
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    30 March 2018
     
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