/ 7. Conical, with rectified meridians and two
| standard parallels (5 forms).
| 8. Simple conical.
| 9. Simple cylindrical (a special case of 8).
| 10. Modified conical equal-area (Bonne's).
| 11. Sinusoidal " " (Sanson's).
| 12. Werner's conical " "
Conical < 13. Simple polyconic.
| 14. Rectangular polyconic.
| 15. Conical orthomorphic with 2 standard parallels
| (Lambert's, commonly called Gauss's).
| 16. Cylindrical orthomorphic (Mercator's).
| 17. Conical equal-area with one standard parallel.
| 18. " " " " two " parallels.
\ 19. Projection by rectangular spheroidal co-ordinates.
/ 20. Equidistant zenithal.
| 21. Zenithal equal-area.
| 22. Zenithal projection by balance of errors (Airy's).
Zenithal < 23. Elliptical equal-area (Mollweide's).
| 24. Globular (conventional).
\ 25. Field sheet graticule.
Of the above 25 projections, 23 are conical or quasi-conical, if
zenithal and perspective projections be included. The projections may,
if it is preferred, be grouped according to their properties. Thus in
the above list 8 are equal-area, 3 are orthomorphic, 1 balances
errors, 1 represents all great circles by straight lines, and in 5 one
system of great circles is represented correctly.
Among projections which have not been described may be mentioned the
circular orthomorphic (Lagrange's) and the rectilinear equal-area
(Collignon's) and a considerable number of conventional projections,
which latter are for the most part of little value.
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