Arno Peters stirred controversy beginning in 1972 when he proposed what is now usually called the Gall–Peters projection to remedy the problems of the Mercator, claiming it to be his own original work without referencing prior work by cartographers such as Gall's work from 1855.
Arno Peters eraw majrăd issintăn daɣ awătăy wan 1972 alwăq wa id ikfa addăbara n awa eqqălan ašal id Gall-Peters Projection i asăfăr n mušăkil tan tin Mercator s isilmăd as eqqal alxidmăt net tan alăsal daɣ as war issewăl daɣ alxidmăt ta ijjan aw karti tan šund alxidmăt tan Gall daɣ awătay wan 1855