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           Youunderstand,myfriends,thatbeforeundertakingtheworkofinstallationinearnestitisnotenoughtohavefoundoutthatthislandisanisland;wemust,asnearlyaspossible,knowatwhatdistanceitissituated,eitherfromtheAmericancontinentorAustralia,orfromtheprincipalarchipelagoesofthePacific."

           "Infact,"saidthereporter,"insteadofbuildingahouseitwouldbemoreimportanttobuildaboat,ifbychancewearenotmorethanahundredmilesfromaninhabitedcoast."

           "Thatiswhy,"returnedHarding,"IamgoingtotrythiseveningtocalculatethelatitudeofLincolnIsland,andto-morrow,atmidday,Iwilltrytocalculatethelongitude."

           Iftheengineerhadpossessedasextant,anapparatuswithwhichtheangulardistanceofobjectscanbemeasuredwithgreatprecision,therewouldhavebeennodifficultyintheoperation.Thiseveningbytheheightofthepole,thenextdaybythepassingofthesunatthemeridian,hewouldobtainthepositionoftheisland.Butastheyhadnotonehewouldhavetosupplythedeficiency.

           HardingthenenteredtheChimneys.Bythelightofthefirehecuttwolittleflatrulers,whichhejoinedtogetheratoneendsoastoformapairofcompasses,whoselegscouldseparateorcometogether.Thefasteningwasfixedwithastrongacaciathornwhichwasfoundinthewoodpile.

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