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Mercator and his map

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In this article we present briefly some preliminary ideas of map projection, followed by a detailed account of the Mercator projection.

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  1. Barasat Satyabharati Vidyapith, P.O. Nabapally, 700126, Dist. North 24-Parganas West Bengal, India

    Utpal Mukhopadhyay

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Mukhopadhyay, U. Mercator and his map. Reson 10, 8–18 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02835836

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