Re: Worldmap mercator projection - Latitude to Y calculation. - last try

"J. P. Gilliver" <[email protected]> Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:05:53 +0000

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On 2026/1/25 11:2:38, R.Wieser wrote:
> John,
> 
>> English?
>> One of them is a formula; two or more, though pronounced
>> form-you-lee, are formulae
> 
> Are you sure about that ?
> 
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formule
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
> 
Ah, UK/US difference again. In UK, the form formule is 1677-1829
(https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=formule),
whereas the form formula is current
(https://www.oed.com/dictionary/formula_n?tab=factsheet#3817037 - which
also shows that it exists in US English).

Formula comes from the Latin formula; formule comes from the French
formule, which comes from the Latin formula.

Isn't language fun!

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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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