For example, they used a simple system to determine their latitude, employing a table of figures for each week of the year and a measuring stick to gauge the height of the midday sun above the horizon.
Piemēram, platuma grādus viņi noteica ar pavisam vienkāršu metodi, izmantojot katrai gada nedēļai pagatavotu skaitļu tabulu un mēru, ar kuru noteica, cik augstu virs horizonta saule atrodas pusdienlaikā.