Construction of the Mercator projection

GND
111840139
VIAF
79195163
ORCID
0000-0002-1754-4499
Affiliation
University of Rostock
Pápay, Gyula

The contribution contains the concept for a simple and logical construction method of the Mercator projection, with which even the parallel circle distances within a degree, can be determined correctly.

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Translated title:
Konstruktion der Mercator-Projektion (German)
References:
Geometry of the Mercator projection from 1569
(07.05.2024)
Publication date:
23.08.2024
DOI:
10.48711/20240822-000
URN:
urn:nbn:de:0307-20240822-000-8
Language:
English
Type of Resource:
Text
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten, 160,66 kB) : 3 Illustrationen, 1 Textdatei (PDF)
Place Term:
Berlin
Publisher:
KartDok - Repositorium Kartographie
Keywords:
Mercator projection; historical cartography; history of map; map projection; Mercator-ProjektionGND; Historische KartografieGND; KartennetzentwurfGND; Mercator, GerhardGND
DDC subject of DNB:
520 Astronomy & allied sciences
Hosting institution:
Universität Rostock
Statement of responsibility:
Gyula Pápay

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