Cylindrical projections

Map projections fall into four general classes. 

1- Cylindrical projections result from projecting a spherical surface onto a cylinder.
A- Projection of a Sphere onto a Cylinder (Tangent Case 
When the cylinder is tangent to the sphere contact is along a great circle (the circle formed on the surface of the Earth by a plane passing through the center of the Earth). 



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