Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 6, Pt.1-2
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sailed from 42° 25' longit. 15° 6' W. course N. 5 pts. E. To latit. 44 48 diff. long. 5 E. distance 258 miles, To latit. 46 20 diff. lone. 3 20 E. distance 167 miles. Gives the required diff. longitude 8° 20' E and dist. 425 miles. CASE IV. Given the Latitudes of two Places, and the Distance bclwcen them tojind the Course and Difference of Longitude. EXAMPLE. A ship from St. Alban's Head, in latitude 50° 35' N. and longitude 2° 5' W. sailed 171 miles upon a direct course be- tween the S. and W.... and by observation is found to be in lati- tude 48° 26' N. required the course steered, and longitude come to? 1st. Set the center C of the Index on tlie given parallel of latitude 50° 35' (on the 7-iglit hand, because sailing towards the Equator) and turn the distance line until tlic given distance 171 NAVIGATION CHART, &C, 307 miles falls on the parallel of 48° 26', exlejided equally on each side the central Ime ; when the course will be found S. 41° W. and the ditference of longitude '■1' 50'.
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