Hammer projection

English

Etymology

Described by Ernst Hammer in 1892.

Noun

Hammer projection (plural Hammer projections)

  1. (cartography) A certain map projection intended to reduce distortion in the regions of the outer meridians, where it is extreme in the Mollweide projection.
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