Mercator
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Mer·ca·tor
(mər-kā′tər, mĕr-kä′tôr), Gerhardus Originally Gerhard Kremer. 1512-1594. Flemish cartographer who developed the Mercator projection (1569).
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Mercator
(mɜːˈkeɪtə)n
(Biography) Gerardus (dʒəˈrɑːdəs). Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and mathematician
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Mer•ca•tor
(mərˈkeɪ tər)n.
Ger•har•dus (dʒərˈhɑr dəs) (Gerhard Kremer), 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
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| Noun | 1. | Mercator - Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) |
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Mercator - Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)