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authorHoward Butler <howard@hobu.co>2016-09-01 22:36:08 -0500
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+.. _sinu:
+
+********************************************************************************
+Sinusoidal (Sanson-Flamsteed)
+********************************************************************************
+
+.. image:: ./images/sinu.png
+ :scale: 50%
+ :alt: Sinusoidal (Sanson-Flamsteed)
+
+MacBryde and Thomas developed generalized formulas for sever of the
+pseudocylindricals with sinusoidal meridians:
+
+.. math::
+
+ x = C\lambda(m+cos\theta) / ( m + 1)
+
+.. math::
+ y = C\theta
+
+.. math::
+
+ C = \sqrt { (m + 1 ) / n }
+