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MercatorNicholas Crane

Mercator

Nicholas Crane
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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.

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5 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2004
    Holt Paperbacks · 384 pages · 9780805066258
  • Paperback · English · 2003
    Orion · 368 pages · 9780753816929
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    Henry Holt and Co. · 368 pages · 9780805066241
  • Other · English · 2014
    Holt & Company, Henry · 9781466880139
  • Other · English · 2002
    Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 348 pages · 9780297646655
CartographersBiographyCartographyHistoryNew York Times reviewedMercator, gerhard, 1512-1594Cartography, history