Assertion: mercator projection | /r/CapableOf | provide mean
Facets:
value: for european explorers
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in 17th
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the 16th
type: TEMPORAL
value: to travel around the world
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: However, the very first (1569) Mercator projection also provided the means for European explorers in the 16th and 17th to travel around the world and actually have some idea of where they were going.