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PROBLEM XI.
The latitude and longitude of anyplace being known, to find thatplace upon the globe; or if it benot inserted, to find its place, andfix the center of the artificialhorizon thereon.
153. The latitude of Smyrna in Asia is38 deg. 28 min. north, its longitude 27deg. 30 min. east: of London.
Bring 27 deg. 30 min. on the equatorcounted eastward of our first meridian tothe strong brass circle, and under 38 deg. 28min. on the north side of the equator, youwill find Smyrna.
The latitude of Cape Lorenzo in Peru isI deg. 2 min. south, and longitude 80 deg.17 min. west of London: this place is notinserted upon the globe. Therefore bringthe graduated edge of the moveable meridianto 80 deg. 17 min. counted westward onthe equator, and slide the diameter of theartificial horizon to 1 deg. 2 min. south ;and its center will be correctly placed on
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