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DescriptionMercator P T Tissot.gif
English: Continuous transformation from the nomal Mercator projection to the transverse version, with central meridian along the x-axis. The Tissot. indicatrices show visually that the conformality is preserved.
Français : Passage continu de la projection de Mercator polaire sphérique vers la projection transverse. L'Indicatrice de Tissot montre la conservatoin de la nature conforme de la projection.
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Continuous transformation from the normal [[Mercator projection]] to the transverse version, with the central meridian along the x-axis. The [[Tissot's indicatrix|Tissot. indicatrices]] show visually that the conformality is preserved.
Passage continu de la projection de Mercator polaire sphérique vers la projection transverse. L'[[Indicatrice de Tissot]] montre la conservatoin de la nature conforme de la projection.