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           TheobserverswerethenaboutsixmilesfromtheChimneys,notfarfromthatpartofthedownsinwhichtheengineerhadbeenfoundafterhisenigmaticalpreservation.Theyhaltedatthisplaceandpreparedforbreakfast,foritwashalf-pasteleven.Herbertwentforsomefreshwaterfromastreamwhichrannear,andbroughtitbackinajug,whichNebhadprovided.

           DuringthesepreparationsHardingarrangedeverythingforhisastronomicalobservation.Hechoseaclearplaceontheshore,whichtheebbingtidehadleftperfectlylevel.Thisbedoffinesandwasassmoothasice,notagrainoutofplace.Itwasoflittleimportancewhetheritwashorizontalornot,anditdidnotmattermuchwhetherthesticksixfeethigh,whichwasplantedthere,roseperpendicularly.Onthecontrary,theengineerinclinedittowardsthesouth,thatistosay,inthedirectionofthecoastoppositetothesun,foritmustnotbeforgottenthatthesettlersinLincolnIsland,astheislandwassituatedintheSouthernHemisphere,sawtheradiantplanetdescribeitsdiurnalarcabovethenorthern,andnotabovethesouthernhorizon.

           Herbertnowunderstoodhowtheengineerwasgoingtoproceedtoascertaintheculminationofthesun,thatistosayitspassingthemeridianoftheislandor,inotherwords,determineduesouth.Itwasbymeansoftheshadowcastonthesandbythestick,awaywhich,forwantofaninstrument,wouldgivehimasuitableapproachtotheresultwhichhewishedtoobtain.

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