Who made a significant,early contribution to cartography by adding a grid and orienting the map with north at the top? He also divided the circumference of Earth into 360 °,with each degree comprising 60 minutes,and each minute comprising 60 seconds.
A)Magellan in the sixteenth century A.D.
B)Pythagoras in the sixth century B.C.
C)Sir Isaac Newton in the seventeenth century A.D.
D)Ptolemy in the second century A.D.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Ptolemy made a significant early contribution to cartography by adding a grid and orienting the map with north at the top. He also divided the circumference of Earth into 360 °, with each degree comprising 60 minutes, and each minute comprising 60 seconds.

Who Made a Significant,early Contribution to Cartography by Adding a Grid