Mollweide projection

American

[mawl-vahy-duh] / ˈmɔl vaɪ də /

noun

homolographic projection.

Mollweide projection British

/ ˈmɒlˌvaɪdə /

noun

an equal-area map projection with the parallels and the central meridian being straight lines and the other meridians curved. It is often used to show world distributions of various phenomena

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Etymology

Origin of Mollweide projection

1935–40; named after K. B. Mollweide (1774–1825), German astronomer and mathematician

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