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| author | Charles Karney <charles.karney@sri.com> | 2020-10-23 08:20:17 -0400 |
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| committer | Charles Karney <charles.karney@sri.com> | 2020-10-23 08:20:17 -0400 |
| commit | f472a974904024a0baf09a4a6d6e4f2ceef2a290 (patch) | |
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merc.rst: change "origins from 15th cent" to 16th cent.
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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/projections/merc.rst b/docs/source/operations/projections/merc.rst index c474009f..7b6e13da 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/projections/merc.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/projections/merc.rst @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ Mercator ******************************************************************************** -The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that origins from the 15th -century. It is widely recognized as the first regularly used map projection. -It is a conformal projection in which the equator projects to a straight -line at constant scale. The projection has the property that a rhumb -line, a course of constant heading, projects to a straight line. This -makes it suitable for navigational purposes. +The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that origins +from the 16th century. It is widely recognized as the first regularly +used map projection. It is a conformal projection in which the equator +projects to a straight line at constant scale. The projection has the +property that a rhumb line, a course of constant heading, projects to a +straight line. This makes it suitable for navigational purposes. +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ |