Mercator: The Man Who Mapped the Planet
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Author: Nicholas Crane
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
Mercator was the greatest and most ingenious cartographer of them all: it was he who coined the word "atlas" and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. It is Mercator's Projection that NASA are using today to map Mars. How did Mercator reconcile his religious beliefs with a science that would make Christian maps obsolete? How did a man whose imagination roamed continents endure imprisonment by the Inquisition? Crane brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today's cyber-world. Nicolas Crane's book recounts the climax of the map-makers' century (and of Mercator's life) - the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionized navigation and has become the most common worldview we have.
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Nicholas Crane
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 384
Mercator was the greatest and most ingenious cartographer of them all: it was he who coined the word "atlas" and solved the riddle of converting the three-dimensional globe into a two-dimensional map while retaining true compass bearings. It is Mercator's Projection that NASA are using today to map Mars. How did Mercator reconcile his religious beliefs with a science that would make Christian maps obsolete? How did a man whose imagination roamed continents endure imprisonment by the Inquisition? Crane brings this great man vividly to life, underlying it with the maps themselves: maps that brought to a rapt public wonders as remarkable as today's cyber-world. Nicolas Crane's book recounts the climax of the map-makers' century (and of Mercator's life) - the miraculous compression of the planet which revolutionized navigation and has become the most common worldview we have.