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1. Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
   3: <table align="right" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
   7: ...a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] ...
   9: ...ther map of the world ([[1538]]) and a map of Flanders ([[1540]]). During this period he learned [[Ita...
   12: ...d it in [[1569]]; it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses coul...
   15: ...further maps were published in [[1595]] after his death by his son [[Rumold Mercator]].

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1. Map (10223 bytes)
   3: ...that space. Usually, a map is a [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate represen...
   7: ...itten language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps, painted on a wall of the [[Cat...
   9: ...y in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier and Denis Wood.
   11: ... in [[English language|English]] as "[[On Exactitude in Science]]".
   13: ... internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work).
2. Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
   1: ...ingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution...
   20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoiseach]] |
   21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
   24: area_magnitude = 1 E9|
   31: population_density = 57 |
3. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
   12: ... Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' ⁴ |
   17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime M...
   18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|El...
   20: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
   28: population_density = 246.5 |
4. List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
   3: ==Political leaders==
   12: **[[Cosimo de' Medici]]
   13: **[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] (a.k.a. ''Lorenzo il Magnifico'')
   22: **[[Catherine de Medici]] Queen of France
   23: ...f Poland]] (duchess of [[Finland]], queen of [[Sweden]])
5. Oceanography (3841 bytes)
   1: ...ajor divisions within the science: Oceanography's definition is simple, it's the study of oceans.
   11: ...ames Clark Ross took the first modern sounding in deep sea in 1840, and [[Charles Darwin]] published a...
   13: ...ate individuals and institutions), and institutes dedicated to the study of oceanography were created....
   15: ...onal Council for Marine Resources and Engineering Development, which was in charge of exploring and st...
6. Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
   3: <table align="right" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
   7: ...a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[cartographer]] of German descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] ...
   9: ...ther map of the world ([[1538]]) and a map of Flanders ([[1540]]). During this period he learned [[Ita...
   12: ...d it in [[1569]]; it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses coul...
   15: ...further maps were published in [[1595]] after his death by his son [[Rumold Mercator]].
7. History of geography (6224 bytes)
   5: ...tor]] and a Periplus of the Erythraean sea, which describes the coastlines of the Red Sea and the Pers...
   7: ...n]] maintained the Greek and Roman techniques and developed new ones.
   9: ...s]] revived a desire for both accurate geographic detail, and more solid theoretical foundations. The...
   13: ...on reading ''Kosmos''. Von Humboldt himself persuaded her to publish (after the publisher sent him a c...
   15: ...]], as well as [[economics]], [[sociology]] and [[demographics]].
8. Geography1 (26085 bytes)
   2: ...he human and physical sciences," geography is divided into two main branches - [[human geography]] and...
   7: ...vered at King's College, London by Sir Marc Alexander. Quoted in {{cite book |last=Baker |first=J.N.L ...
   9: ...web |title=What is geography? |work=AAG Career Guide: Jobs in Geography and related Geographical Scien...
   15: ...ns ([[biosphere]]). Physical geography can be divided into the following broad categories:
   16: :{| style="border:1px solid #ddd; text-align:center; margin: auto;...
9. Atlas (cartography) (4308 bytes)
   9: ...ed maps were engraved versions of original maps made by Ptolemy, or whether they were constructed by [...
   11: ... called "IATO" atlases - (Italian, Assembled to Order) or more frequently "Lafreri atlases" after one ...
   13: ...m Ortelius]] is credited with issuing the first modern atlas on [[May 20]], [[1570]]. His "Theatrum O...
   15: ...cae Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi ..." (Atlas, or Description of the Universe) (Duisburg, [[1585]]-[[1...
   21: ...ps the tall pillars who hold heaven and earth asunder".
10. Nautical chart (2955 bytes)
    1: ...ails of the [[Earth's magnetic field]], and man-made structures such as [[harbour]]s and [[bridge]]s. ...
    4: ...|conformal]], that is, bearings in the chart are identical to the corresponding angles in nature, bear...
    6: ...e borders of the chart, using longitude and latitude relative to a [[map datum]] such as [[WGS 84]]. A...
    8: ...aring. Often a [[compass rose]] on the chart provides the variation, allowing conversion of bearings b...
    13: ...ercial publishers. Many hydrographic offices provide regular, sometimes weekly, manual updates of thei...

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