Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2

CHAPTER III.

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Winter Arrangements.--Improvements in Warming and Ventilating the Ships.--Masquerades adopted as an Amusement to the Men.--Establishment of Schools.--Astronomical Observations.--Meteorological Phenomena