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[Toby G Levy]

        Mason tells Nathe that the parallels of latitude were
established by greek mathematicians and they were just using them. Mason
mentions Hipparchus (compiled an early example of trigonometric tables
and gave methods for solving spherical triangles) and Eratothenes
(measured how the Earth curved between two cities in Egypt, and used
basic geometry to calculate the circumference of  the Earth and also
kept a table of star locations and contributed to the field of
mathematics. He found a method of finding all the prime numbers).

        Nathe hopes that no harm will happen because of the line.  Mason
feels kindness for Nathe because he kept the camp running smoothly.

        Chapter 59 starts on page 575 with Mason and Dixon returning to
the North Mountain at the end of March. Shelby is having his problems
with his duties as Justice of the Peace, due to a suit involving custody
of a baby.  Conrad Wheat's daughter Catherine  swears that Tom Hynes is
the daughter of her baby. Tom's father wants him to marry Catherine so
he can have a grandson. Tom doesn't want to get married so he asks
Shelby to write up a warrant to "repossess the baby."

        Ten people go to the Wheat house to serve the instrument on a
Monday night. They ask Wheat to come out of the house so they can show
him something.  He comes outside.

Toby