- Mercator's chart
- Mercator's chart \Mer*ca"tor's chart"\ See under {Chart}, and see {Mercator's projection}, under {Projection}. [1913 Webster]
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Mercator's chart
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Mercator's chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mercator's chart — Mer|ca|tor chart or Mercator s chart «mur KAY tuhr», a chart made according to Mercator projection: »A Mercator chart represents the meridians and parallels of latitude as straight lines … Useful english dictionary
Chart — (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mercator projection — of the world between 82°S and 82°N. Mercator world … Wikipedia
Globular chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliographic chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plane chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Selenographic chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Topographic chart — Chart Chart (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MERCATOR, Gerardus — (1512 1594) Gerardus Mercator, a transforming figure in the history of cartography, devised the projection that bears his name when he created his world map of 1569 that revolutionized both mapmaking and, by extension, the way people came to… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
