40 H. MOHN. M.-N. Kl. 



PART II. 

 Observations on the Sledge-Journey. 



In September, 1913, Capt. Roald Amundsen handed over to me a 

 small 8^" volume which contained, in manuscript, 



1. Tables of the Sun's Declination, the Equation of time and their varia- 

 tion in one hour at Greenwich apparent noon, from the i®* September, 

 191 1, to the i*^ January, 1912. 



2. Courses steered by compass from the 8'^ to the 15''' September, 191 1, 

 and from the 20*'' October, 191 1, to the 26*^ January, 1912, and re- 

 gistered distances. 



3. Meridian double altitudes of the Sun's lower limb observed with arti- 

 ficial horizon at various stations from the 31®* October to the 15*^^ De- 

 cember, 191 1, and computed latitudes. 



4. Meteorological Observations made during the sledge-journeys from the 

 8^^ to the the 15*^^ September, 1911, and from the 20^* October, 1911, 

 to the 26*'^ January, 191 2. 



5. Comparisons of watches. 



6. Observations of the Sun's altitude and chronometer to find the Azi- 

 muth of the Sun, simultaneous bearings of the Sun by compass, and 

 computed variation of the compass, from the 31®* October to the 12**^ 

 December, 191 1. 



7. Sketches and bearings of mountains seen. 



8. Sextant observations of the Sun's altitude on the 16^'' December, 

 191 1, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and compass-bearings of the Sun. 



9. Sextant observations of the Sun's altitude and compass-bearings of 

 the Sun from the 17*'' December, 1911, 11'' 30*" a. m. to the 18*^ De- 

 cember, noon. 



10. List of beacons, with courses and distances, on the Barrier. 



Besides this book, I had at my disposal the regular daily meteorol- 

 ogical observations made at Framheim, and a list, showing the hours of 

 starting and of camping every march-day, kindly sent to me by Mr. Sverre 

 Hassel, one of the members of the Expedition to the South Pole, as also 

 R. Amundsen's book, »The South Pole«. 



