Mollweide projection

Summary

Mollweide projection is an equal-area projection^[1]. It draws 609 Wikipedia views per month (equal_area_projection category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mollweide projection is credited with the discovery of Karl Mollweide^[3].
• Mollweide projection's instance of is recorded as equal-area projection^[4].
• Mollweide projection's instance of is recorded as pseudocylindrical projection^[5].
• Mollweide projection's instance of is recorded as map projection^[6].
• Karl Mollweide is named after Mollweide projection^[7].
• Jacques Babinet is named after Mollweide projection^[8].
• Mollweide projection's Commons category is recorded as Mollweide projection^[9].
• Mollweide projection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include equal-area projection^[4], pseudocylindrical projection^[5], and map projection^[6].

Origins

Things named after include Karl Mollweide^[7], a mathematician^[11], 1774–1825^[12], of Holy Roman Empire^[13], specialised in astronomy^[14] and Jacques Babinet^[8], a physicist^[15], 1794–1872^[16], of France^[17], specialised in mathematics^[18].

Why It Matters

Mollweide projection draws 609 Wikipedia views per month (equal_area_projection category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]