Robinson projection

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Robinson projection

Summary

Robinson projection is an aphylactic projection[1]. It draws 772 Wikipedia views per month (aphylactic_projection category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Robinson projection is credited with the discovery of Arthur H. Robinson[3].
  • Robinson projection's image is recorded as Robinson projection SW.jpg[4].
  • Robinson projection's instance of is recorded as aphylactic projection[5].
  • Robinson projection's instance of is recorded as pseudocylindrical projection[6].
  • Arthur H. Robinson is named after Robinson projection[7].
  • Robinson projection's Commons category is recorded as Robinson projection[8].
  • Robinson projection's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_k38[9].
  • Robinson projection's MathWorld ID is recorded as RobinsonProjection[10].
  • Robinson projection's Quora topic ID is recorded as Robinson-Projection[11].
  • Robinson projection's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].
  • Robinson projection's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 202140621[13].
  • Robinson projection's category for maps or plans is recorded as Robinson projection[14].

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Works and Contributions

Robinson projection is credited with the discovery of Arthur H. Robinson[3].

Why It Matters

Robinson projection draws 772 Wikipedia views per month (aphylactic_projection category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Robinson projection. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/robinson-projection
MLA “Robinson projection.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/robinson-projection.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_robinson-projection_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Robinson projection}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/robinson-projection}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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