The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most ... Gerardus Mercator drew the first map to take into account the curvature of the Earth, to help sailors navigate.

This video identifies the seven continents and five oceans of the Earth, and also where the Equator, Northern and ... teachers could use a base map to explore the make up of the world and where ...

This artist’s visualization of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth, shows its newly discovered supersonic jet winds that move around the planet’s equator. With a ...