Polyconic as a class refers to those projections whose parallels are all non-concentric circular arcs, except for a straight equator, and the centers of these circles lie along a central axis.
This description applies to projections in equatorial aspect.
[1] Some of the projections that fall into the polyconic class are: A series of polyconic projections, each in a circle, was also presented by Hans Mauer in 1922,[3] who also presented an equal-area polyconic in 1935.
[4]: 248 Another series by Georgiy Aleksandrovich Ginzburg appeared starting in 1949.
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