On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, John Smith wrote:
> > Merkaator is the program the writer was trying to recall.
>
> And I thought re-using acronyms were bad.
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No proof for this...
Mercator is the Latin version of the bloke's name. Common for academics then
to Latinise their names.
He was Flemish. (true)
Merkaator a Flemish (original) version of the name??
Merkator appears in Serbian as a name.
--
Q: How do you shoot a blue elephant?
A: With a blue-elephant gun.
Q: How do you shoot a pink elephant?
A: Twist its trunk until it turns blue, then shoot it with
a blue-elephant gun.
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