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Gerhard Kremer

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gerhard Kremer see Mercator, Gerardus . Author not available, KREMER, GERHARD., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more

Gerardus Mercator
, Latin form of Gerhard Kremer , 1512-94, Flemish geographer, mathematician, and cartographer. He studied in Louvain , where he had a geographical establishment... Read more

Mercator projection
...appears as a straight line. The first work to embody these principles was published in 1569 by the Flemish mathematician Gerhard Kremer (1512–94), who used a Latinized form of his name, Gerardus Mercator. However, it was another 70 years before... Read more

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	Anniversaries ; Births: Gerhardus Mercator (Gerhard Kremer), cartographer, 1512; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, painter, 1696; Sir Austen Henry Layard, archaeologist, 1817; William Henry, first... Read more
	GERMAN CRASH SPARKS BLAST, KILLING 30 ; ...summer night. Police spokesman Helmut Kremer said the explosions killed at least...through the debris," town spokesman Gerhard Boekel said. Achilles said intense...rested on its side in the wreckage. Kremer said it was carrying more than 8,300... Read more
	TRUCK CRASH, GAS EXPLOSION IN GERMANY KILLS AT LEAST 30 ; ...set ablaze. Police spokesman Helmut Kremer said the explosions killed at least...through the debris," town spokesman Gerhard Boekel told reporters. A Red Cross...in the wreckage. Police spokesman Kremer said it was carrying more than 8,300... Read more
	Violin Concerto/The Red Violin: Chaconne/Tristan and Isolde Fantasia/Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 ; ...British violinist Chlo Hanslip, a protg of Salvatore Accardo and Gerhard Schulz, among others; this is the first time that her repertoire...when compared with the premiere recording featuring Gidon Kremer, is presented here in a slower, dreamier initial tempo, which... Read more
	DEATHS.(News) ; ...Feb. 23. GRAY: Linda S., 42, of Everett, Feb. 21. HANNIG: Gerhard, 69, of Kent, Feb. 25. HARTVEDT-SKALABRIN: Blanche M., 96...Seattle, Feb. 12. KRAGNESS: Orlen K., 79, of Seattle, Feb. 21. KREMER: Dorothy C., 78, of Kent, Feb. 20. KRUPAR: Helen F., 86, of... Read more
	SCOREBOARD (06/14/2002) ; ...Hun) 1:03.15 100m back stroke: 1. Neil Walker (USA) 56.51, 2. Gerhard Zandberg (Rsa) 56.82, 3. Eithan Urbach (Isr) 56.92 400m freestyle...Julie Pullin (Gbr) bt Magui Serna (Spa x13) 6-4, 6-2; Anne Kremer (Lux x7) bt Miriam Oremans (Ned) 6-4, 7-5; Nicole Pratt (Aus... Read more
	Antiques & Auctions: How science finally caught up with Pacific island skills; NAVIGATION: Variety of precise instruments made for early mariners.(Features) ; ...rhumb line, by maintaining a constant compass reading that can only be plotted on a Mercator chart with accuracy. Gerhard Kremer, a Flemish geographer, published his first map in 1569 and called it the Mercator, which was derived from a globe... Read more
	Russians hail veterans as V-E Day events begin ; ...and love for my motherland and the veterans," said Margarita Kremer, 60, a Moscow teacher watching the procession toward Byelorussky...Jintao, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Illustrations... Read more
	Apologies in Germany ; ...the senior membership of the government, including Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who sat toward the front with opposition leader...and love for my motherland and the veterans," said Margarita Kremer, 60, a Moscow teacher watching the procession toward Byelorussky... Read more
	Lesson ideas for using conflicting maps. ; ...is still the most widely used and widely known map in the world today (Kaiser l996; LaMountain 1999; Salopek 1999). Gerhard Kremer, whose surname means merchant and became Mercator in Latin, was a German cartographic scholar who created the first... Read more

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