Hammer projection
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hammer-projection-170-12965210
title:
Hammer projection
text:
The Hammer projection is an equal-area map projection described by Ernst Hammer in 1892. Using the same 2:1 elliptical outer shape as the Mollweide projection, Hammer intended to reduce distortion in the regions of the outer meridians, where it is extreme in the Mollweide.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Pseudoazimuthal equal-area map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_projection
date created:
2006-10-18T13:03:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:24:29Z
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13
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