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diff --git a/docs/source/geodesic.rst b/docs/source/geodesic.rst index f677ae1d..c7753404 100644 --- a/docs/source/geodesic.rst +++ b/docs/source/geodesic.rst @@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ catalog of those cases: Background ---------- -The algorithms implemented by this package are given in [Karney2013]_ -and are based on [Bessel1825]_ and [Helmert1880]_; the algorithm for -areas is based on [Danielsen1989]_. These improve on the work of -[Vincenty1975]_ in the following respects: +The algorithms implemented by this package are given in :cite:`Karney2013` +(`addenda <https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/geod-addenda.html>`_) +and are based on :cite:`Bessel1825` and :cite:`Helmert1880`; the algorithm for +areas is based on :cite:`Danielsen1989`. These improve on the work of +:cite:`Vincenty1975` in the following respects: * The results are accurate to round-off for terrestrial ellipsoids (the error in the distance is less then 15 nanometers, compared to 0.1 mm @@ -166,5 +167,8 @@ areas is based on [Danielsen1989]_. These improve on the work of geodesic. This allows, for example, the area of a geodesic polygon to be computed. -Additional background material is provided in [GeodesicBib]_, -[GeodesicWiki]_, and [Karney2011]_. +Additional background material is provided in GeographicLib's `geodesic +bibliography <https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/geodesic-papers/biblio.html>`_, +Wikipedia's article "`Geodesics on an ellipsoid +<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesics_on_an_ellipsoid>`_", and :cite:`Karney2011` +(`errata <https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/geod-addenda.html#geod-errata>`_). |