diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MetricGrid.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MetricGrid.cs
index 6d583c2f..df69464c 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MetricGrid.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MetricGrid.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 var p2 = ParentMap.ViewTransform.MapToView(new Point(x, mapRect.Y + mapRect.Height));
                 figures.Add(CreateLineFigure(p1, p2));
 
-                var text = string.Format("{0:F0}", x);
+                var text = x.ToString("F0");
                 labels.Add(new Label(text, p1.X, p1.Y, 0d, HorizontalAlignment.Left, VerticalAlignment.Bottom));
                 labels.Add(new Label(text, p2.X, p2.Y, 0d, HorizontalAlignment.Left, VerticalAlignment.Top));
             }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 var p2 = ParentMap.ViewTransform.MapToView(new Point(mapRect.X + mapRect.Width, y));
                 figures.Add(CreateLineFigure(p1, p2));
 
-                var text = string.Format("{0:F0}", y);
+                var text = y.ToString("F0");
                 labels.Add(new Label(text, p1.X, p1.Y, 0d, HorizontalAlignment.Left, VerticalAlignment.Bottom));
                 labels.Add(new Label(text, p2.X, p2.Y, 0d, HorizontalAlignment.Right, VerticalAlignment.Bottom));
             }
diff --git a/MapProjections/Shared/ProjNetMapProjection.cs b/MapProjections/Shared/ProjNetMapProjection.cs
index 85c1dbc9..4b89188e 100644
--- a/MapProjections/Shared/ProjNetMapProjection.cs
+++ b/MapProjections/Shared/ProjNetMapProjection.cs
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ namespace MapControl.Projections
         {
             var sign = Math.Sign(LatitudeOfOrigin);
             var phi = sign * latitude * Math.PI / 180d;
+
             var e = Math.Sqrt((2d - Flattening) * Flattening);
             var eSinPhi = e * Math.Sin(phi);
             var t = Math.Tan(Math.PI / 4d - phi / 2d)