In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Q: The mariner's compass was hung in gimbals early in the sixteenth century.

A: Isalatha mbombo esasisetyenziselwa ukulawula indlela elandelwa yinqanawa sasixhonywa kwinto eyilwe ngobuchule ukuze kuxhonywe kuyo izixhobo ezisetyenziswayo. Oku kwakusenziwa ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithandathu
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Q: It is therefore quite possible that this aspect will provide a major economic drawback to the rise in tanker sizes.

A: Ngoko ke ingenzeka into yokuba le meko ingazisa ubuyiselo emva olukhulu kwezoqoqosho kunyuso milinganiselo yeenqanawa ethutha ipetroyile.
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Q: For areas within 20° of the equator, the error produced by ignoring the slight convergence, was within the limits of contemporary tolerance.

A:
Kwindawo ezineqondo eligamashumi amabini, iziphoso zaye zifakeleka ngoku nganaki ukuhlangabezana nenyikima yeloxesha nokunyamezela.
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