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Left maximum angular distortion:
=2arcsin
1
−
cos
2
4
−
2
Ω
l
=2arcsin
B
Λ
1
−
Λ
2
Λ
1
+
Λ
2
1+cos
2
4
−
2
.
(7.18)
B
Fig. 7.4.
Mapping the sphere to a tangential plane: oblique aspect, equal area mapping. Point-of-contact: meta-
North Pole at Perth (
Λ
0
=
115
◦
52
,Φ
0
=
31
◦
57
)
−
−
Figure
7.4
finishes the discussion of the mappings “sphere to tangential plane”. In the following
chapter, let us have a closer look at the mapping “ellipsoid-of-revolution to tangential plane”.
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