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  • 1Mercator Cooper — House in Southampton (now used as part of the town library). Mercator Cooper (September 29, 1803 – spring 1872) was a ship s captain who is credited with the first formal American visit to Tokyo, Japan and the first formal landing on the mainland …

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  • 2Mercator (ship) — The Mercator visiting Trinidad, c. 1960. Career (Belgium) …

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  • 3Mercator sailing — Navig. sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart. * * * …

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  • 4Mercator sailing — Navig. sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart …

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  • 5Mercator — noun /məːˈkeɪtə/ a) Pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator. we… …

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  • 6Plane sailing — (also spelt plain sailing) is an approximate method of navigation over small ranges of latitude and longitude.Both spellings ( plane and plain ) have been in use for several centuries, [ A Token for Ship Boys, or Plain Sailing made more plain… …

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  • 7Meridional — Me*rid i*o*nal, a. [F. m[ e]ridional, L. meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See {Meridian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the meridian. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. [1913 Webster] Offices that require… …

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  • 8Meridional distance — Meridional Me*rid i*o*nal, a. [F. m[ e]ridional, L. meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See {Meridian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the meridian. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. [1913 Webster] Offices… …

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  • 9Meridional parts — Meridional Me*rid i*o*nal, a. [F. m[ e]ridional, L. meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See {Meridian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the meridian. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. [1913 Webster] Offices… …

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  • 10Nathan Daboll — Born May 5 1750 [O.S. April 24, 1750] Groton, Connecticut, United States Died March 9, 1818(1818 03 09) (aged 67) Groton, Connecticut Occupation Writer, Educator, Navigation school operator …

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