Mollweide projection

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Mollweide projection

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

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Cartography, Geography, Natural sciences An equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.

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