In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
Q: Nangona iziboni bezisaziwa iminyaka emininzi, umkhosi wolwandle awuzange uthathe umdla wezenzululwazi kulo mba kwade kwayikota yesibini yenkulungwane.
A:
Although sights had been experimented with for many years, the navy did not take a very scientific interest in this subject until the second quarter of the century.