James Cook
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Captain James Cook
During his second voyage Cook discovered the Society Islands, New Hebrides and New Caledonia. During his third voyage he made many more discoveries in the Pacific and was killed at Hawaii in the Sandwich Islands.
Botany Bay
"At daylight in the morning we discovered a Bay, which appeared to be tolerably well sheltered from all winds, into which I resolved to go with the Ship."
-- Captain James Cook, Journal, 28 April 1770, on the discovery of Botany Bay, now part of Sydney, Australia
Books on James Cook
The Australian Aborigines
"From what I have said on the natives of New Holland [Australia], they may appear to some to be the most wretched people on earth; but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans, being wholly unacquainted not only with the superfluous but also with the necessary conveniences so much sought after in Europe; they are happy in not knowing the use of them."
-- Captain James Cook, Journal, August 1770
Good Websites on James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
- James Cook
- Short article (with illustrations) on James Cook and his voyages.
- The Great Explorers and Navigators
- A series of articles on the great explorers of the Pacific Ocean -- Tasman, Cook, La Perouse, etc. as well as the ancient Polynesian sailors.
Replica of the Endeavour in Cooktown, Queensland -- in the same spot where the original Endeavour was beached for repairs in 177
More Great Navigators
Latest News on Captain James Cook
- Rise and shine: clock arrives at perfect time for Venus trip across Sun
- To her surprise, Mr Cook revealed he owned a clock identical to the one that Captain James Cook took with him to Tahiti to view the 1769 transit. ''It worked out to be a wonderful coincidence,'' Ms Rowe said. ''Everything is aligning.
Cure for Scurvy?
"After such a long continuance at sea, in a high southern latitude, it is but reasonable to think that many of my people must be ill of the scurvy. The contrary, however, happened... we had only one man on board that could be called very ill of this disease."
-- James Cook, Journal, 1773, during his second voyage where he had his men consume sauerkraut and a fruit juice concentrate called 'rob' (however, he probably did not take citrus fruits on his voyages, which were the real preventative)
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Liam_Tohms
Feb 10, 2009 @ 11:40 am | delete
- Hi, I like your lens and would like to invite you to join the Yorkshire group on Squidoo at http://www.squidoo.com/groups/yorkshire
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annedollin
Jul 16, 2008 @ 10:42 am | delete
- What an amazing thing it must have been to see all the new species of plants and animals when James Cook first set foot in Australia. Would have loved to have seen it like that.
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