Karl Brandan Mollweide (1774 to 1825) was a German mathematician and astronomer who taught in Halle and Leipzig. His name is attached to two lasting pieces of work. In trigonometry he rediscovered a formula relating the sides and angles of a triangle, now known as Mollweide's formula. In cartography he invented a map projection that carries his name, the Mollweide projection, which presents the surface of the globe on a single flat map.
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was a German mathematician and astronomer who taught in Halle and Leipzig
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3 February 1774
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He entered the University of Helmstedt where he was taught by Johann Friedrich Pfaff.
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He entered the University of Helmstedt where he was taught by Johann Friedrich Pfaff.
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3 February 1774-10 March 1825
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In trigonometry, he rediscovered the formula now known as Mollweide
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was a German mathematician and astronomer who taught in Halle and Leipzig
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In trigonometry, he rediscovered the formula now known as Mollweide
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