[260] Den boven cant—the upper edge. [↑]
[261] De mars—the round top. [↑]
[262] The question of refraction, arising out of this and other observations, is discussed in the Introduction. [↑]
[263] De son peijlden—observed (lit. measured) the sun. [↑]
[265] That is to say, the sun’s longitude was 221° 48′, or 41° 48′ from the autumnal equinox. [↑]
[266] Onse surgijn—our surgeon. [↑]
[267] Te stoven—lit. to stew. This is the primary sense of the word stew, which afterwards, like its synonym bagnio, acquired a very different meaning. The bath used appears to have been a vapour bath. [↑]