'Gerardus mercator' presentation slideshows

SQUAT and U.K.C.

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HISTORY OF MAPPING TECHNOLOGIES

HISTORY OF MAPPING TECHNOLOGIES. Earliest Known maps.

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The Spherical Spiral

The Spherical Spiral. By Chris W ilson And Geoff Zelder. History. Pedro Nunes , a sixteenth century Portuguese cosmographer discovered that the shortest distance from point A to point B on a sphere is not a straight line, but an arc known as the great circle route.

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Maps and Mapping

Maps and Mapping. Determining Location. Latitude Lines that run horizontally Measured in degrees North and South of the Equator. Longitude Lines that run vertically Measured in degrees East or West of the prime meridian. II. Mercator Projection Map. Gerardus Mercator

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Maps: Purpose and History

Maps: Purpose and History. 1000 B.C. Babylonian clay tablets Earliest known forms of maps. 1000- 700 B.C. Ancient Chinese Maps More advanced and detailed. 200 B.C. Greek Influence Earth is round Changed the design of maps. 1569 Mercator Projector Gerardus Mercator

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