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Setting |
| Setting was the name given by eighteenth century mariners to using a compass to determine the position to the nearest meridian of a distant object relative to the ship. For example, a lighthouse might be describing as bearing N.N.E. at a distance of five leagues. The term setting was also used to describe the direction in which a current or the tide might be flowing. For example, mariners would describe a current flowing in an easterly direction as setting to the east. |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000057 |