English Explanatory Dictionary

Mollweide projection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.

Word forms

Mollweide projection Mollweide projections

Etymology

First published in 1805 by mathematician and astronomer Karl (or Carl) Brandan Mollweide (1774–1825) of Leipzig.

Synonyms

Babinet projection
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