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Arnold was the eldest child of Gerardus Mercator and Barbara Schellekens from Leuven, who married in 1536. [1] [2] Arnold grew up in Leuven and, as a 7-year-old boy, witnessed the arrest of his father, who was then a professor in Leuven. Gerardus Mercator was suspected of Lutheranism. His father was released after a few months.
Gaspard van der Heyden (also known as Gaspar à Myrica [1]) (c. 1496 – c. 1549) was a goldsmith, engraver, master printer and builder of precision astronomical instruments including terrestrial and celestial globes [1] [2] [3] from Leuven, Belgium. He was well known among the humanists in Leuven as well as among scientists and mathematicians ...
The complete Wings of Liberty campaign, full use of Raynor, Kerrigan, and Artanis Co-Op Commanders, with all others available for free up to level five, full access to custom games, including all races, AI difficulties, maps; unranked multiplayer, with access to Ranked granted after the first 10 wins of the day in Unranked or Versus AI.
The Irish College of St Anthony, in Leuven, Belgium, known in Irish: Coláiste na nGael i Lobháin, Latin: Hibernorum Collegii S. Antonii de Padua Lovanii, French: Collège des Irlandais à Louvain and Dutch: Iers College Leuven, has been a centre of Irish learning on the European Continent since the early 17th century.
The Mercator Telescope is a 1.2 m telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos on La Palma. It is operated by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven University), Belgium, in collaboration with the Observatory of the University of Geneva and named after Gerard Mercator , famous cartographer.
Soccer star Lionel Messi will play in the first game of the 2025 MLS season, when the league begins its 30 th season Feb. 22, the league announced Thursday.. The defending Supporters’ Shield ...
Rumold Mercator (Leuven, 1541 – Duisburg, 31 December 1599 [1]) was a cartographer, son of Gerardus Mercator and brother of Arnold Mercator, both also cartographers. He completed some at the time unfinished projects left after his father's death and added new materials of his own research.
An Indiana woman won a $500,000 lottery by playing a Michigan instant game ticket over the holidays. Emily Hickox was gifted the lottery ticket through a white elephant gift exchange she ...