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Nell-Hammer

Classifications

pseudocylindric
equal-area

Graticule

Meridians: Sinusoids.
Parallels: Straight parallel lines.
Poles: Lines half the length of the equator.
Symmetry: About the central meridian and the equator.

Scale

Correct along the equator.

Distortion

Free of distortion along the equator. Angular deformation increases away from the equator.

Similar projections

Similar to the Nell projection, but in this case it is the x coordinate that gets averaged from the sinusoidal and the Lambert cylindric equal-area, with y coordinates adjusted to retain equivalence.
Limiting case of the sinucyli projection.

Origin

Presented by Ernst Hermann Heinrich Hammer, 1900.

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