William Scoresby Senior (1760-1829)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Stamp, Tom, Stamp, Cordelia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Scoresby; Sir William; 1760-1829; Whaling; Arctic waters; Svalbard waters; Arctic; Svalbard; Lookout; Flensing; Crows Nest; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65417

. He was of an original and inventive turn of mind, and the shelter given to the masthead lookout by the "crows' nest" is his creation. . Being dissatisfied with an agricultural life, he determined to go to sea and set himself the task of learning navigation and astronomy. His early v...