This article is a list of things named in the memory of the 18th century Swiss scientist Johann Heinrich Lambert:

Optics

* Beer–Lambert law **Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law, see above * lambert (unit) ** Foot-lambert * Lambert's cosine law * Lambertian reflectance

Mathematics

* Lambert's theorem on the parabola * Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection *

Lambert conformal conic projection A Lambert conformal conic projection (LCC) is a conic map projection used for aeronautical charts, portions of the State Plane Coordinate System, and many national and regional mapping systems. It is one of seven projections introduced by Joh ...

Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection In cartography, the Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection, or Lambert cylindrical projection, is a cylindrical equal-area projection. This projection is undistorted along the equator, which is its standard parallel, but distortion increase ...

* Lambert mean * Lambert problem * Lambert quadrilateral *

Lambert series In mathematics, a Lambert series, named for Johann Heinrich Lambert, is a series taking the form :S(q)=\sum_^\infty a_n \frac . It can be resumed formally by expanding the denominator: :S(q)=\sum_^\infty a_n \sum_^\infty q^ = \sum_^\infty b_m ...

* Lambert's trinomial equation * Lambert W function * Lambertian function (inverse of the

Gudermannian function In mathematics, the Gudermannian function relates a hyperbolic angle measure \psi to a circular angle measure \phi called the ''gudermannian'' of \psi and denoted \operatorname\psi. The Gudermannian function reveals a close relationship betwee ...

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Other

187 Lamberta Lamberta (minor planet designation: 187 Lamberta) is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Corsican-born French astronomer Jérôme Eugène Coggia on April 11, 1878, and named after the astronomer Johann Heinrich Lambert. It was the second o ...

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Lambert (lunar crater) Lambert is a lunar impact crater on the southern half of the Mare Imbrium basin. It was named after Swiss polymath Johann Heinrich Lambert. It lies to the east and somewhat south of the slightly larger crater Timocharis. To the south is the smal ...

. In the MARE IMBRIUM, Diameter: 30.1209 km * Lambert (Martian crater). In the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.2°S latitude and 334.7°W longitude. It is 92.0 km in diameter

References

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Lambert Lambert may refer to People *Lambert (name), a given name and surname * Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II *Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany ( fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca *Lambert (pianist), stage-name ...