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{{Short description|Cylindrical perspective map projection}} [[File:Central cylindric projection square.JPG|thumb|The central cylindrical projection with a 15° graticule, approximately to latitude ±72°. Distortion ...

{{Short description|Cylindrical compromise map projection}} ...ical|cylindrical projection]]. It is neither [[Equal-area projection|equal-area]] nor [[Map projection#Conformal|conformal]] but instead tries to balance t ...

{{Redirect|Area-preserving maps|the mathematical concept|Measure-preserving dynamical syste [[File:Mollweide projection SW.jpg|thumb|300px|The equal-area [[Mollweide projection]]]] ...

...ndrical_equal-area_projection_SW.jpg|400px|thumb|Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection of the world; standard parallel at 0°]] ...00px|thumb|The Lambert (standard parallel at 0°, normal) cylindrical equal-area projection with [[Tissot's indicatrix]] of deformation]] ...

...NOTABLE|notable]]. Because there is no limit to the number of possible map projections,<ref name="SnyderFlattening"> | title=Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections ...

In [[cylindrical coordinates|cylindrical polar coordinates]] <math>(r, \theta, z)</math>, an unbounded version of th ...e identified to obtain the Möbius strip.) For an aspect ratio less than or equal to the square root of three, however, a smooth embedding of a rectangular M ...

...systems with N number of plates, the number of independent measurement is equal to N(N-1)/2. This process is typically automated through data acquisition c ...ain under investigation. Some domains can be relatively simple geometries (cylindrical, rectangular prism, etc.) where symmetrical electrode placement can be used ...

...renced against a perfect vacuum, using an {{gli|absolute scale}}, so it is equal to gauge pressure plus atmospheric pressure.}} ...with a pair of optical elements where the distance between the elements is equal to the sum of each element's [[focal length]] (<math>d = f_1 + f_2</math>). ...

| title = Flattening the earth: two thousand years of map projections The panel decided that the new measure of length should be equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator ([[ ...