World in Perspective: A Directory of World Map Projections

PRINCIPLES OF MAP PROJECTIONS AND THEIR APPLICATION. The Mathematical Theory of Map Projections. The Nature of a Map Projection. Some Elements of Gauss2s Theory. Tissot2s Indicatrix. The Classification of Map Projections. Patterns of Distortion. The Aspect of a Map Projection. Special Properties of a Map Projection. The Transformation of Map Projections. The Classification of Map Projections. The Nomenclature of Map Projections. The Evaluation and Choice of a Map Projection. Quantitative Analysis. Qualitative Analysis. The Choice of a Map Projection in Practice. DIRECTORY OF WORLD MAP PROJECTIONS. Polyconic Projections. Pseudocylindrical Projections. Pseudoconical Projections. Cylindrical Projections. References. Index.Canters, Frank is the author of 'World in Perspective: A Directory of World Map Projections' with ISBN 9780471921479 and ISBN 0471921475.