The sinusoidal projection is an equal-area projection given by the transformation
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The inverse formulas are
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Sinusoidal Projection
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References
Snyder, J. P. Map Projections--A Working Manual. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395. Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, pp. 243-248, 1987.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Sinusoidal Projection." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SinusoidalProjection.html