Ai·toff projection | \ ˈī-ˌtȯf- \
variants:
or Aitoff's projection \ ˈī-ˌtȯfs- \
Definition of Aitoff projection
: an equal-area projection similar in appearance to the Mollweide projection but with curved parallels
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The first known use of Aitoff projection was in 1938
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