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The Meridian altitude given to find the time of Sunrise and Sunset.
Take the Meridian altitude from your particular Scale, and setting one point of your Compasses upon the point 12 on the line of hours (that is the pin at the end) lay the thread to the other point, and on the line of hours the thread gives the time required.