These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seismometer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudso... Henry Hudson was the English navigator who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1609 and became the first European to sail up what is now the Hudson River in New York. Hudson explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay are named for Hudson.
In 1609, English sea captain and explorer Henry Hudson was hired by the Dutch East India Company Ã©migrÃ©s running the Dutch East India Company (VOC) located in Amsterdam to find a north-east passage to Asia, sailing around Scandinavia and Russia.