Au passage au méridien: a = H = \delta = 0, z = \phi - \delta.

Donc {dz \over dH} = 0 et z = z (H=0) + {1 \over 2} {d^2 z \over dH^2} \Delta H^2.

Or {d^2 z \over dH^2} =  \cos a \cos \phi {da \over dH} = \cos a \cos \phi {\cos \delta \cos S \over \sin z}.

Donc {d^2 z \over dH^2} (H=0) =  {\cos \delta \cos \phi \over \sin (\phi - \delta)}, et finalement: z = z (H=0) + {1 \over 2} {\cos \delta \cos \phi \over \sin (\phi - \delta)} \Delta H^2.