Mercator
Subtitle: the man who mapped the planet
By: Nicholas Crane
Edition: 1st Amer. ed.
Publisher: H. Holt
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780805066241
Subjects: Cartografie; Cartographers; Biography
Description: Explores the life of Gerhard Mercator, who created the map and solved the dimensional riddle that plagued cosmographers for years, revealing a man who attended one of Europe's top universities but was persecuted by the Inquisition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-338) and index.