[826] Moy openinge—A fine opening. [↑]
[827] Daer in seylden—sailed in that direction. [↑]
[831] Te landtwaerts in—towards the land. [↑]
[832] Steentgiens—pebbles. [↑]
[833] This calculation is altogether erroneous. The sun’s declination on July 24th, 1598, was + 19° 47′,1; so that, with the observed height (corrected for refraction), the elevation of the Pole was only 72° 28′,3. [↑]