Hammer-Aitoff projection

noun

Ham·​mer-Ai·​toff projection

¦häməˈ(r)īˌtȯf-

: aitoff projection

Word History

Etymology

after Ernst von Hammer †1925 German geographer and David Aitoff †1933 Russian geographer

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