Particular mapping that projects a sphere onto a plane

Tracts: containing I. Mechanics, or the doctrine of motion. II. The projection of the sphere. III. The laws of centripetal and centrifugal force / [William Emerson].

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Spherical projection

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Tracts: containing I. Mechanics, or the doctrine of motion. II. The projection of the sphere. III. The laws of centripetal and centrifugal force / [William Emerson].