Littrow projection
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littrow-projection-170-11909612
title:
Littrow projection
text:
The Littrow projection is a map projection developed by Joseph Johann von Littrow in 1833. It is the only conformal, retroazimuthal map projection. As a retroazimuthal projection, the Littrow shows directions, or azimuths, correctly from any point to the center of the map. Patrick Weir of the British Merchant Navy independently reinvented the projection in 1890, after which it began to see more frequent use as recognition of its retroazimuthal property spread. Maps based on the Littrow projectio
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Retroazimuthal conformal map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littrow_projection
date created:
2005-09-10T19:50:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:18:50Z
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