Karl Mollweide (February 3, 1774 in Wolfenbüttel – March 10, 1825 in Leipzig) was a German mathematician, and astronomer in Halle and Leipzig. In trigonometry, he discovered the formula known as Mollweide's formula. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.
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