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THE LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES. 



Definition cf the Equator and Poles Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Latitude of a Place. ; 



Parallel of Latitude. Meridian of a Place. Longitude of a Place. Standard Meridian. Mcth- 



ods of determining Latitude and Longitude various. To find the Latitude. Methods applicable ^ 



in Observatories. At Sea. Hadley's Sextant To determine the Longitude. How to find the * 



Time of Day at Land. At Sea. Use of Chronometers. Lunar Method of finding the Longi- / 



tude Apparatus provided at Greenwich tor giving the exact Time to Ships leaving the Port of C 

 London. Method of determining Longitude by Moon-Culminating Stars. 



