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Hace 1 día · Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) – cartographer who produced the mercator projection; Mark Monmonier (born 1943) – cartographic theorist who wrote numerous books contributing to Geographic Information Systems. Mei-Po Kwan (born 1962) – contributed significantly to the use of GPS and real-time mapping within GIS
Hace 2 días · September 10–16, 2023. Kīlauea ( US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
- 210,000 to 280,000 years old
- 15.3 m (50 ft)
- 1,247 m (4,091 ft)
Hace 5 días · Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ oʊ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ / GAL-il-AY-oh GAL-il-AY, US also / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l iː oʊ-/ GAL-il-EE-oh -, Italian: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛːi]) or simply Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a ...
15 de abr. de 2024 · Martin Waldseemüller (born c. 1470, Radolfzell, Württemberg [Germany]—died 1518–21?, Saint-Dié, Lorraine [now in France]) was a German cartographer who in 1507 published the first map with the name America for the New World.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
10 de abr. de 2024 · Abraham Ortelius (born April 14, 1527, Antwerp [Belgium]—died July 4, 1598, Antwerp) was a Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities, who published the first modern atlas, Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570; “Theatre of the World”).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
29 de mar. de 2024 · John Ogilby (born November 1600, in or near Edinburgh—died Sept. 4, 1676, London) was a British printer who was a pioneer in the making of road atlases; as a poet and translator he is chiefly remembered for being ridiculed by Dryden in MacFlecknoe and by Pope in the Dunciad.
2 de abr. de 2024 · In essence, a cartographer is someone who creates maps, whether they are depicting the world, local bus routes, or buried pirate treasure. Exploring the Modern-Day Challenges and Evolutions in Cartography. In the digital age, the field of cartography has undergone significant transformations.
