Mercator projection
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Mercator projection
Summary
Mercator projection is a cylindrical projection[1]. It draws 6,499 Wikipedia views per month (cylindrical_projection category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Mercator projection is credited with the discovery of Gerardus Mercator[3].
- Mercator projection's instance of is recorded as cylindrical projection[4].
- Mercator projection's instance of is recorded as conformal map projection[5].
- Mercator projection's instance of is recorded as invention[6].
- Gerardus Mercator is named after Mercator projection[7].
- Mercator projection's Commons category is recorded as Mercator projection[8].
- Mercator projection's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1569[9].
- Mercator projection's location of creation is recorded as Duisburg[10].
- Mercator projection's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
- Mercator projection's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/mercator[12].
- Mercator projection's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
- Mercator projection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include cylindrical projection[4], conformal map projection[5], and invention[6].
Origins
Gerardus Mercator is named after Mercator projection[7].
Influence
Things named for Mercator projection include Web Mercator[15], a cylindrical projection[16].
Why It Matters
Mercator projection draws 6,499 Wikipedia views per month (cylindrical_projection category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for it include Web Mercator[15], a cylindrical projection[16].