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122. Required the course and distance from A to B.

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123. A ship sailed from A 380 miles E.S.E.E.: required the latitude and longitude in.

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124. May 2, 1852, at noon, a point of land, in latitude 55° 10' S. and longitude 67° 20′ W., bore by compass N.E. E., ship's head N., distant 12 miles (variation of the compass 3 W.); afterwards sailed as by the following log account: required the latitude and longitude in, on May 3.

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125. Required the course and distance from A to B.

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Variation of compass 21 E.

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For local deviation see p. 16. 127. March 6, 1852, at noon, a point of land, in latitude 47° 10' N. and longitude by account 10° 46′ W., bore by compass E.b.N.N. (ship's head being S.S.E. by compass), distant 20 miles (variation of the compass 24 W.); afterwards sailed as by the following log account: required the lat. and long. in on March 7, at noon.

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128. Required the course and distance from A to B.

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129. Two places in the same latitude N. whose difference of longitude is 700 miles, are distant from each other 400 miles; required the latitude they are in. (See p. 30.)

130. Jan. 10, 1852, at noon, a point of land, in latitude 46° 12′ S. and longitude by account 2° 10′ W., bore by compass E. b.S.S., distant 20 miles, the ship's head being East by compass; afterwards sailed as by the following log account: required the latitude and longitude in, on Jan. 11,

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In the following examination paper the ship's compasses are not supposed to be affected by the iron on board. 131. Required the course and distance from A to B.

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133. On June 5, 1852, at noon, a point of land, in latitude 70° 15' N. and longitude 7° 13′ E., bore by compass N.W.W., distant 18 miles (variation 1 W.); afterwards sailed as by the following log account: required the latitude and longitude in, on June 6, at noon.

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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 113-133.

113. Course N. 34° 49′ W., distance 384.5.

114. Compass course E. N., distance 101.8.

115. True courses, &c., S.S.W. 170'; E.N.E.E. 14-3'; S.W. W. 149; S. E. 15-1'; N.W. N. 15'1'; E.b.N.

15.6'; S.W.4W. 16.9'; S. E. 80'. Lat. in 46° 37' N., long. in 3° 9' W.

116. Course S. 40° 42′ W., dist. 211.0.

117. Compass course S. E.b.E. E., dist. 203-6.

118. True courses, &c., S. W. W. 180: North 17·4'; S. b. E. E. 67'; N.E. N. 14.5'; S.W.S. 94'; E.S.E. S. 24-5'; S. b. E.E. 53'; N.W. W. 24.0. Lat. in 57° 20' N., long. in 75° 31' W.

119. Course N. 19° 52′ W., distance 423.2.

120. Compass course E.S. E. E., distance 101.8.

121. True courses, &c., E.S. E. 10'0'; N.N.E. 22.5'; S.b.E. 28.0'; W. N. 194; S.b.W.4W. 25.1'; N.N.E.E.

18.9'; W. N.W. W. 23-2'; W. N.W. W. 100% Lat. in 34° 36' S., long. in 17° 57' E.

122. S. 69° 14' W., 987.1.

123. Lat. in 37° 22′ N., long. in 71° 8′ W.

124. True courses, &c., S. b. W. W. 120'; North 11·6'; S. E. 15'8'; S.W.W. 11.9'; N. N. E. E. 7·4'; S. b. W. W. 15·6′; W.N.W. W. 16·6'; N. E. & E. 22.5'. Lat. in 55° 23' S., long. in 67° 37′ W..

125. S. 14° 36' E., 570-4.

126. N.E.E. 86.7.

127. True courses, &c., S.W.4W. 20′0'; S. b.W.&W. 10'7' ; S. S.W. W. 11-3'; N.N.E.E. 144'; N.N.E.E. 15.2'; N.E.E. 18.5'; E.N.E. 19.5'; W.N.W. W. 27.0'; W.S.W.W. 80'. Lat. in 47° 26' N., long. in 11° 3' W.

128. N. 56° 32′ E., 253·9.

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