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Mercator projection

cylindrical map projection invented by Gerardus Mercator in 1569
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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].

Body

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].

Related Entities

Gerardus Mercator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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    Discoverer or inventor → Gerardus Mercator
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