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Breusing Harmonic vs. Nicolosi Globular
Breusing Harmonic | Nicolosi Globular | |
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Creator | A. E. Young (1920) | Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (1000 approx.) |
Group | Azimuthal | Miscellaneous |
Property | Compromise | Compromise |
Other Names |
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Remarks | Modification of Breusing Geometric, Arthur Breusing (1892). | Reinvented by Giovanni Battista Nicolosi, ca. 1660. |
recommended comparisons | Airy (Hem.) Azimuthal Equidistant (Hem.) Nicolosi Globular |
Azimuthal Equidistant (Hem.) Breusing Harmonic |
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
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
3. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to fit
4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to fit
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
5. Comparison: Physical Map – scaled to same width
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
6. Comparison: Political Map – scaled to same width
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
7. Comparison: Silhouette Map – scaled to same width
8. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30° – scaled to same width
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
9. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to fit
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular
10. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 15° – scaled to same width
Breusing Harmonic
Nicolosi Globular