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oblated Lagrange

Parameters: Parallel shown straight, Circular longitude pair, Scaling, a, b, c, d

Description

A Lagrange projection transformed from circular to other shapes.

Classifications

conformal

Parameters

Parallel shown straight: As described.
Circular longitude pair: The longitudinal pair east and west of the central meridian that is to form a circle.
A, b, c, d: Complex polynomial coefficients that determine the final shape. The higher the letter, the smaller the value should be, as a rule.

Origin

Developed by Daniel “daan” Strebe in 2014.

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