Map Projection
Lambert was the first mathematician to address the general properties of map projections. In particular he was the first to discuss the properties of conformality and equal area preservation and to point out that they were mutually exclusive. (Snyder 1993 p77). In 1772 Lambert published seven new map projections under the title Anmerkungen und Zusätze zur Entwerfung der Land- und Himmelscharten, (translated as Notes and Comments on the Composition of Terrestrial and Celestial Maps by Waldo Tobler (1972)). Lambert did not give names to any of his projections but they are now known as:
- Lambert conformal conic
- Transverse Mercator
- Lambert azimuthal equal area
- Lagrange projection
- Lambert cylindrical equal area
- Transverse cylindrical equal area
- Lambert conical equal area
The first three of these are of great importance. Further details may be found at map projections and in several texts.
Read more about this topic: Johann Heinrich Lambert, Work
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