Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
"It must be...
B.) ...Chicago!" (longitude: about 88 degrees west)
That would have been some trip - across the Atlantic, up the
St. Lawrence River, through the Great Lakes - but it's not
correct, anyway. Remember, it's noon on the boat (the sun is
directly overhead), 4:40 p.m. in Greenwich, and the Earth
rotates from west to east 15 degrees each hour or 5 degrees
every 20 minutes. So re-check your math, and try again.
"Surely, it's...
A.) Havana!" (longitude: about 82 degrees west of
Greenwich)
B.) Chicago!" (longitude: about 88 degrees west)
C.) Tashkent, Uzebekistan!"
(longitude: about 70 degrees east)
D.) Cape Cod!" (longitude: about 70
degrees west)