Flattening the Earth: Mathematical and historical aspects of Mercator projection (Q6164803)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7706892
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7706892 |
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Flattening the Earth: Mathematical and historical aspects of Mercator projection (English)
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4 July 2023
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plane surface
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conformity of angles
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equidistance
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equivalence of areas
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angle preserving Mercator projection
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numerical integration in the XVI century
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unit dependent table of results
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0.7571776509284973
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0.7400577068328857
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