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 kanampakin kontroversi kakawit saking warsa 1972 dugas ia ngusulang napi sane mangkin lumrahne kabaos proyeksi Gall-Peters antuk ngatasin pikobet Mercator, mayakti punika pinaka karya asline padidi tanpa referensi karya sadurungne olih kartografer sakadi karya Gall saking warsa 1855.