Ambitious students of navigation are sure to appear at that time.

On the Wright we turned out four instruments, with twice as many hands to hold them.

A minute before twelve, _conticuere omnes_.
"Eight bells." "Eight bells, sir." The four instruments are briefly fixed on the sun and the horizon, the readings of the scale are noted, and the quartette descend to the practice of mathematics.

A few minutes later we have the result.
"Latitude 52 deg.

8' North, Longitude 161 deg.