The mariner, in fact, could obtain the data he required more conveniently with the help of his usual instruments and tables, and he cared little for their theoretical basis.
Umatiloshe wayekwazi ukulufumana ulwazi alufunayo ngokusebenzisa izixhobo zakhe zesiqhelo nezalathiso, kwaye wayengayikhathalelanga intsukaphi yoku chazwa kokwakhiwa kwazo.