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Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) vs. Breusing Harmonic
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) | Breusing Harmonic | |
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Creator | Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (1000 approx.) | A. E. Young (1920) |
Group | Azimuthal | Azimuthal |
Property | Equidistant | Compromise |
Other Names | — |
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Remarks | — | Modification of Breusing Geometric, Arthur Breusing (1892). |
recommended comparisons | Breusing Harmonic Gott-Mugnolo Azimuthal (Hem.) Nicolosi Globular |
Airy (Hem.) Azimuthal Equidistant (Hem.) Nicolosi Globular |
This pairing is among the list of recommended pairings – but why? These two projections nearly identical, so you might spot the differences in direct comparision only. |
Remark: On these two projections, »scaled to fit« and »scaled to same width« will be quite identical!
1. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to fit
2. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to fit
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit


Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width


Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres)

Breusing Harmonic

Azimuthal Equidistant Projection (Hemispheres) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung
Breusing Harmonic Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung