Astronomical Observations During Willem Barents's Third Voyage to the North (1596-97)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Van der Werf, Siebren Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Arctic; Novaya Zemlya; Willem Barents; Gerrit de Veer; wintering; Northeast Passage; astronomical observations; magnetic variation; Novaya Zemlya effect; Arctique; Nouvelle-Zemble; hivernage; passage du Nord-Ouest; observations astronomiques; déclinaison magnétique; effet de Nouvelle-Zemble; Jupiter; Retour; Arctique*; Passage du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64111

During Willem Barents's third voyage to the North and the wintering on Novaya Zemlya (1996-97), many astronomical observations were made. Solar declinations quoted in the diary of Gerrit de Veer indicate that the journal dates are correct within three days and that the Gregorian calendar was us...