Mercator's projection

Japanese: Mercator's projection(英語表記)Mercatorsprojection
Mercator's projection

…His real name was Gerhard Kremer, and Mercator was his Latin name. The conformal cylindrical projection he used for his world map published in 1569 is considered to be advantageous for navigation by compass, and is still highly regarded today as Mercator's projection. After graduating from the University of Leuven in 1530, he opened a shop in Leuven in 1534 and created maps of Palestine and Flanders. …

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Japanese:

…本名はクレメルGerhard Kremer,メルカトルはラテン名。1569年に出版した世界地図に用いた正角円筒図法が羅針盤航海に好都合なことから,メルカトル図法Mercator’s projectionとして今日に至るまで世界的に高い評価を得ている。ルーバン大学を1530年に卒業後,34年ルーバンに店を開き,パレスティナの地図やフランドルの地図を作成した。…

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