No, he's been mixing up #Mercator projection with reality.

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#ZEVEDI #Digitalisierung #Kunst #Gesellschaft #Journalismus #Mercator

Iran : Pourquoi le détroit d’Ormuz est difficile à sécuriser ? Au cœur des tensions au Moyen-Orient, le détroit d’Ormuz est redevenu l’un des points les plus sensibles de la planète. Passage stratégique pour le pétrole mondial, ce goulet maritime est aujourd’hui ...

5/5 Sous le seuil de la guerre ouverte, la guerre électronique et les interférences GNSS (GPS maritime) aggravent la friction. À Ormuz, la technologie et le nombre ne suffisent plus face à la tyrannie de la géographie. 🚨 #Geopolitique #MarineNationale #MERCATOR #StrategieMaritime

the explosion in exploration that came after his paradigm breaking world maps.

#geographer #geography #linocut #printmaking #mapart #maps #Mercator

Mercator Misconceptions: Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries The world map you know is totally wrong. Check out this clever graphic, which helps put into perspective the true size of countries.

Fighting agains the lies! www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map... #trump is a lot smaller than he thinks! The same for Putin. Why schools still use #mercator Is a mystery to me! #BBc #NU #NOS #BILD

Souhaitons tous un excellent anniversaire au cartographe (et mathématicien) Gérard #Mercator, né le 5 mars 1512 ! Mercator est à l'origine de l'Atlas Minor, en 1607, avec Jodocus Hondius. Il a conceptualisé, à la fin du XVIe siècle, la forme des atlas modernes.

El 5 de marzo de 1512 en Rupelmonde (Holanda), nace Gerardo #Mercator, #cartógrafo y #geógrafo holandés. Concebirá una nueva proyección para su uso en los mapas siendo lo novedoso que las líneas de longitud serán paralelas, lo cual facilitará la navegación por mar

Gerard Mercator - Biography Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name.

Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator #SciEd

Gerardus Mercator: 20 Essential Facts about the Man Who Transformed Renaissance Mapmaking Gerardus Mercator: 20 Essential Facts about the Man Who Transformed Renaissance Mapmaking As an avid history enthusiast, I have always been fascinated by the great minds of the Renaissance era who sha...

Gerardus Mercator: 20 Essential Facts about the Man Who Transformed Renaissance Mapmaking. discoverwalks.com/blog/belgium... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator

Gerardus Mercator If you have ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas, chances are you have seen a version of a “Mercator projection.” You may not, however, be familiar with its creator, Gerardus Mer...

If you have ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas, chances are you have seen the work of Gerardus Mercator. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ger... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator #SciEd

Who Is the Man Behind the Mercator Map? Information about Gerardus Mercator his early life, research and his development of the Mercator map projection.

Born March 5, 1512 - Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name. thoughtco.com/gerardus-mer... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator

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a lot of otherwise well-educated people don't realise how small Canada is relative to Somerset #Mercator

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Foto mit Text. Zu sehen ist eine Seite aus dem Kommentar zum Römerbrief von Gerhard Mercator (1512 – 1594) als Originalhandschrift. Text: UDE-Theologe übersetzt Mercator religiöses Hauptwerk. Zwischen Kompass und Bibel

Gerhard #Mercator war mehr als Kartograf. Sein theolog. Hauptwerk hat Prof. Dr. Marcel Nieden vom Institut für Evangelische Theologie nun erschlossen. Im Interview erklärt er, warum Mercator sich mit Glaubensfragen befasste und weshalb der Text lange unbeachtet blieb 👉 www.uni-due.de/2026-02-06-g...

🌊Transforming ocean observation through #Living #Labs 🌊
Continuing the Living Labs post series, we are delighted to present today the #Pelagic #Ocean #Living #Lab 1:Zooplankton & Ecosystems led by our partners from #Mercator Ocean International. Read more: bioecoocean.org/pelagic-ocea... #HorizonEU

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¿Por qué algunos mapas antiguos siguen siendo incómodos hoy? Mapas antiguos que aún mandan: proyecciones, fronteras y nombres que inflan poder, borran historias y se cuelan en la política y la pantalla. Los mapas antiguos incomodan porque todavía deciden jerarq...

¿Por qué algunos mapas antiguos siguen siendo incómodos hoy? #Mapas #Cartografia #Historia #Geopolítica #Toponimia #Fronteras #Mercator #Greenwich #UNESCO #MuseoNaval #ArchivoDeIndias #Cultura #2defebrero #felizlunes donporque.com/mapas-antigu...

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This motherfucker spends his whole life in Mercator projection.

#mercator #ice

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Autre carte, autre projection :
"Gall-Peters d'après James Gall (1808-1895) et Arno Peters (1916-2002) est une projection cartographique qui, contrairement à la projection de Mercator, permet de prendre en compte la superficie réelle des continents. "

#cartography #geography #mercator #peters

Mercator Misconceptions: Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries The world map you know is totally wrong. Check out this clever graphic, which helps put into perspective the true size of countries.

Why are #schools #universities #MSM and politicians still using the wrong map for the continents?? #Mercator exaggerates the size of Greenland 14X This is the real size of countries and continets!!!! www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map... #BBC #BILD #MSNOW #LeMonde #NU #truth #truthout!

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