- Facsimile of explorer John Davis’s signature from a letter to Sir Francis Walsingham concerning his discovery of a Northwest Passage.
- Ruchbah (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
And just over the line into third magnitude (2.68), Ruchbah is appropriately the fourth brightest star in the constellation, following right behind Gamma.
- John Davis
- John Davis (explorer) (Wikipedia)
John Davis (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was an explorer, navigator and privateer. He led several voyages in search of the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.
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