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GNOMONIC PROJECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gnomonic projection
1, record 1, English, gnomonic%20projection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gnomonic map projection 2, record 1, English, gnomonic%20map%20projection
correct
- central projection 3, record 1, English, central%20projection
correct
- great-circle projection 3, record 1, English, great%2Dcircle%20projection
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A perspective azimuthal map projection (of a part of a hemisphere) on a plane tangent to the surface of the sphere, having the point of projection at the center of the sphere. 3, record 1, English, - gnomonic%20projection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gnomonic projections are used in seismic work because seismic waves tend to travel along great circles. They are also used by navies in plotting direction finding bearings, since radio signals travel along great circles. 2, record 1, English, - gnomonic%20projection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- projection gnomonique
1, record 1, French, projection%20gnomonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] projection perspective d'une sphère dans laquelle le point de vue est situé au centre de la sphère. 2, record 1, French, - projection%20gnomonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La projection [gnomonique] est azimutale et perspective, ni conforme, ni équivalente. Elle altère fortement les angles et les longueurs. 2, record 1, French, - projection%20gnomonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Elle est la seule projection où les grands cercles de la sphère sont représentés par des droites. 3, record 1, French, - projection%20gnomonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía matemática
- Cartografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- proyección gnomónica
1, record 1, Spanish, proyecci%C3%B3n%20gnom%C3%B3nica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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