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Lambert:
Jean-Henri Lambert, 1728-1777, French mathematician.
Scale:
The ratio between the measured distance on the map and the real distance.
UTM:
"Universal Transverse Mercator" (UTM); Gerhard Mercator, 1512-1594, Flemish mathematician.
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