[570] The declination here given (correctly 20° 46′,5) is that of the 24th May; that of the 25th being 20° 57′,6. The amended calculation for both days will be as follows:—
| May 24th | May 25th. | |||||
| Observed altitude of sun | 34° | 46′,0 | 34° | 46′,0 | ||
| Refraction | - | 1′,4 | - | 1′,4 | ||
| —————— | —————— | |||||
| 34° | 44′,6 | 34° | 44′,6 | |||
| Sun’s declination | + | 20° | 46′,5 | + | 20° | 57′,6 |
| —————— | —————— | |||||
| Complement φ | 13° | 58′,1 | 13° | 47′,0 | ||
| —————— | —————— | |||||
| φ | 76° | 1′,9 | 76° | 13′,0 | ||
| —————— | —————— | |||||
| Or, allowing for the sun’s semi-diameter | 75° | 45′,9 | 75° | 57′,0 | ||
Regarding the several observations of stars as well as of the sun (except [[180]]those of March 20th, April 2nd and 18th, and May 24th, which are uncertain), as being all equally good, subject only to correction for refraction and amended declination, the result will be 75° 57′,5. Or, assuming that the sun’s lower edge was observed in every case, but not allowed for (and the observations of the stars leave little room for doubting that such must have been the case), and taking the sun’s semi-diameter at 16′, and including also the observations of the two stars, we have 75° 49′,5. In either case the latitude will be rather to the south than to the north of the 76th parallel. But, as all the latter observations of the sun were made under an erroneous impression, and evidently with a desire that they should correspond with what was believed to be the truth, the safest plan will be to content ourselves with the observations of the two stars and the first observation of the sun on February 19th, the result of which will be:—
| γ | Orionis | 75° | 43′,0 |
| α | Tauri | 75° | 47′,9 |
| ☉ | 75° | 44′,1 | |
| —————— | |||
| 135 | |||
| —————— | |||
| Which gives exactly | 75° | 45′ as the latitude of the spot. | |
[571] Aenstaen—urgent request. [↑]
[573] De seylen—the sails. [↑]
[574] Eenigh loopende wandt ende trosgens ende anders meer—some running rigging, ropes, and various other things. [↑]
[575] Nae de schuyt ghegaen om die ontrent het huijs te vertimmeren—went to the boat, in order to repair it near the house. [↑]
[576] Burghers—burgesses, citizens; that is to say, they must consider Novaya Zemlya as their place of permanent residence. [↑]