26 GEELMUYDEN. ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. — [NORW. POL. EXP. 
B. Observations with the Sextant. 
Observer: Lieutenant Scott-Hansen, when not otherwise stated. 
The date is astronomical and the hours are counted from the same noon as in list A, 
except for the meridian-altitudes of the Sun, where “Noon” or “Midnight” are local, in which 
case the date of local noon, when different from that of the clock, is enclosed in brackets. 
U. L. and L. L. signify upper and lower limb. 
The column “Hor.” either gives the height of the eye (in metres) when the natural horizon 
was used, or indicates the kind of artificial horizon (mercury, glass, tar, water) when double 
altitudes were measured. In the case of a glass-horizon the level reading is added in the 
column of Remarks. 
The index error was only rarely determined in the beginning (1893, August and September, 
1894, February 18, April 17 and July 28) but after 1895, February 5, very frequently. 
The comparisons between the chronometer Hohwii and the observer's watch are either 
taken from the journal of observations, when there noted, or from the journal of daily comparisons. 
What is here called a mile is, in the original, after the custom of our sailors, called a 
quarter mile, and means 1' of great circle. 
1893 Star Hor. Watch Sextant |/Watch) Hw—W. Remarks 
met.| hm s o - 4 |lihm m s 
July 22 | Sun L L. 35 | 2025 85 | 34 53 30 || 2 32} — 43 49.6 | Index correction — 2' 5", 
27 10.5 59 40 assumed after concor- 
29 15 35 6 10 |/20 56} — 45 47.9 dant determinations in 
July (24) | Sun L. L. 4.5 _Noon 38 28 45 August and Seplember. 
July 94 | Sun L. L. 49 | 16 26 35 19 20 0|| 1 34) — 48 453 
Q7 4 94 0 
27 46 30 0 Observer Sverdrup. 
* is 3.5 | 19 6 39.5 | 31 33 40 
8 38 41 4 
10 38 39 30 ||19 16) — 43 43.9 | [Assumed + 10']. 
July (25) | Sun L. L. 4.5 Noon 38 3 40 
July 26 | Sun L. L. 3.5 | 18 12 30.5 | 82 28 0} — — 041.4 
July 27 | Sun U. L. | Mere.| 18 21 32 | 68 36 30 [Ship stopped for fog]. 
26 10 | 69 11 : 
27 35 =| 69 2310} — 
Merc.| 22 19 58 | 68 80 20/21 12} — 0 33.9 | [Aug. 6—9 the ship was 
Aug. 5 | Sun U. L. 
99 18 17 40 fastened to an ice-floe 
Aug. 6 | Sun L. L. | Mere.| 15 31 11 42 20 12 aground off the west 
32 99 32 0 coast of Yalmal]. 
34 22 53 5 
3718 | 43923 4]) — — 035 
Sun U. L. | Mere.| 20 43 145 | 78 52 5 
44. 29.5 50 35 
45 84 49 10 |}21 2) — 0 355 
Avg. 9 | Sun ZL. L. 3.6 | 16 9 26 23 94 15 At sea. 
11 15 34 10 
ei 41 45 
Aug. 11 | Sun L. L. 3.6 18 94 35 80 15 Bad image. 
" 42 | 19 18 48 31 49 
20 44 50 
99 14 51 
Aug. (42) | Sun L. L. 49 Noon 32 16 50 
Aug. 11 | Sun L. L. 4.2) 91 56 57.5 | 30 10 45 
58 38.0 7 20 ||28 43] — 0 29.5 
