Karl Brandan Mollweide, (3 February 1774 in Wolfenbüttel – 10 March 1825 in Leipzig) was a German mathematician and astronomer who taught in Halle and Leipzig. In trigonometry, he discovered the formula known as Mollweide's formula. He invented a map projection called the Mollweide projection.
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3 February 1774 Wolfenbuttel, Germany
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Died |
10 March 1825 (aged 51) Leipzig, Germany
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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