HyperDic: gerardus_mercator

English > 1 sense of the expression Gerardus Mercator:
NOUNperson Gerardus Mercator, Mercator, Gerhard KremerFlemish geographer who lived in Germany
English > Gerardus Mercator: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFlemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594).
SynonymsMercator, Gerhard Kremer
Instance ofgeographerAn expert on geography
SpanishGerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer, Mercator
CatalanGerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer, Mercator

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