Quotes by Gerardus Mercator

About Gerardus Mercator:

Gerardus Mercator is best known for his work in cartography, in particular the world map of 1569 based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines. He was the first to use the term "atlas" for a collection of maps.
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When I saw that Moses’ version of the Genesis of the world did not fit sufficiently in many ways with and the rest of the philosophers, I began to have doubts about the truth of all philosophers and started to investigate the secrets of nature.

Gerardus Mercator

Author Bio

  • NameGerardus Mercator
  • Descriptioncartographer, philosopher and mathematician
  • BornMarch 5, 1512
  • DiedDecember 2, 1594
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionMathematician; Geographer; Philosopher; Theologian; Cartographer; Inventor