what is the meaning of the line higher and higher every day, till over the mast at noon
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This expression means
the ship was going from the north towards the south. As they neared the
equator, the size of the Sun seemed to be bigger, as the distance between the
Sun and the earth is the least. When they reached the equator, the sun was
exactly over the mast of their ship.
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