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Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [a] [b] [c] 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) [d] was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
Pages in category "Birds on coins" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 50 State quarters; A.
Planet Earth Live featured real-time footage of young animals from five continents [2] throughout the month of May. [1] Broadcast three times per week, teams of nature experts and documentary makers monitored the activity of animals in their area, reporting back on the day's events. [3]
There are almost 10,000 species of birds on Earth and they come in all different shapes and sizes — from the tiny bee hummingbird to the massive ostrich. At only around one fifth of the size of ...
EarthNow is a Seattle-based startup company aiming to blanket the Earth with live satellite video coverage, initially aiming to provide services to governments and large-enterprise customers. [1] The company was founded in 2017 [2] and has backers including Bill Gates, SoftBank, Intellectual Ventures, Airbus, and OneWeb founder Greg Wyler. [1]
Mercator's 1569 map was a large planisphere, [3] i.e. a projection of the spherical Earth onto the plane. It was printed in eighteen separate sheets from copper plates engraved by Mercator himself. [4]
This hilarious bird is a huge fan of the 21st night of September. ... Parrot Can't Stop and Won't Stop Singing Earth, Wind and Fire. Eve Vawter. March 11, 2024 at 2:15 PM.
Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter has put fresh wind in the sails of dogecoin, the meme cryptocurrency he catapulted to fame. It was trading at about $0.07 on Oct. 27 before Musk tweeted "the ...