Map formulae

The notes from the 1970s and 80s were originally intended for studying long-distance leys and landscape geometry on British Ordnance Survey maps.

Simplified formulae for Ordnance Survey maps (1977)

Maximum discrepancy between straight line and geodesic on OS maps (1985)

Adjusting National Grid coordinates for ley-hunting (1986)

Conversion between map (grid) coordinates and image coordinates

Alternative formulae for the Transverse Mercator projection

Length of meridian arc on an ellipsoid

Converting isometric latitude to geographic latitude