Cook's voyages of discovery, ed. by J. BarrowA and C Black, 1904 - 417 Seiten |
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... transit of Venus , and prosecuting discoveries in that part of the globe . From this period , as his services are too well known to require a recital here , so his reputation has proportionably advanced to a height too great to be ...
... transit of Venus , and prosecuting discoveries in that part of the globe . From this period , as his services are too well known to require a recital here , so his reputation has proportionably advanced to a height too great to be ...
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... transit of Venus , it was thought proper to make it comprehend other objects as well . Captain Cook was therefore directed , after he had accomplished his main business , to proceed in making further discoveries in the South Seas ...
... transit of Venus , it was thought proper to make it comprehend other objects as well . Captain Cook was therefore directed , after he had accomplished his main business , to proceed in making further discoveries in the South Seas ...
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... TRANSIT OF VENUS . In consequence of some hints which had been given me by Lord Morton , I determined to send out two parties to observe the transit from other situations ; hoping , that if we should fail at Otaheite , they might have ...
... TRANSIT OF VENUS . In consequence of some hints which had been given me by Lord Morton , I determined to send out two parties to observe the transit from other situations ; hoping , that if we should fail at Otaheite , they might have ...
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... transit of Venus , that we may have the better chance of succeeding should the day prove unfavourable , but in this we were so fortunate that the observations was everywhere attended with every favourable circumstance . It was the 13th ...
... transit of Venus , that we may have the better chance of succeeding should the day prove unfavourable , but in this we were so fortunate that the observations was everywhere attended with every favourable circumstance . It was the 13th ...
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... transit of Venus in 1769. In the afternoon I had the sick landed ; twenty from the " Adventure " all ill of the scurvy ; and one from the " Resolution . " I also landed some marines for a guard , and left the command to Lieutenant ...
... transit of Venus in 1769. In the afternoon I had the sick landed ; twenty from the " Adventure " all ill of the scurvy ; and one from the " Resolution . " I also landed some marines for a guard , and left the command to Lieutenant ...
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acquainted Admiralty afterwards anchor appeared arms arrival ashore Banks Batavia beach boat body bread-fruit brought called canoes Cape CAPE KIDNAPPERS Captain Clerke Captain Cook Charles Clerke chief cloth coast cocoa-nuts colour continued Cook's danger discovered Discovery distance Easter Island Endeavour farther fathom feet fire fish four gave guns hand harbour hogs hope houses Hugh Palliser immediately Indians inhabitants island isle kind king land latitude leagues leave lieutenant marines miles morning musket natives navigation night northward o'clock observed occasion officers ordered Otaheite Pacific Ocean party pieces pinnace plantains present received Resolution Richard Pickersgill rocks round sail scurvy seemed seen sent ship shore shot side situation Society Islands Solander soon stones stood Straits of Sunda Terreeoboo thought told took transit of Venus trees Tupia voyage wind wood Zealand
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Seite 83 - FATHER of all ! in every age, In every clime adored, By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove, or Lord ! Thou great First Cause, least understood, Who all my sense confined To know but this, that Thou art good, And that myself am blind ; Yet...
Seite 235 - Ninety-seven ice hills were distinctly seen within the field, besides those on the outside; many of them very large, and looking like a ridge of mountains, rising one above another till they were lost in the clouds.
Seite 120 - Three of the pumps, however, were kept going, and at nine o'clock the ship righted ; but the leak had gained upon us so considerably, that it was imagined she must go to the bottom as soon as she ceased to be supported by the rock HORRORS OP SHIPWRECK.
Seite 278 - ... use these people saw made of our fire-arms, my friend begged to have it} and when he landed, told his countrymen in what manner it was killed. The day being far spent, and the tide not permitting us to stay longer in the creek, we took leave of the people, and got on board a little after sunset. From this little excursion, I found that we were to expect nothing from these people but the privilege of visiting their country undisturbed. For it was easy to see they had little else than good-nature...
Seite 290 - I had also frequently a fire made in an iron pot at the bottom of the well, which was of great use in purifying the air in the lower parts of the ship.
Seite 372 - We found in it both the hands of Captain Cook entire, which were well known from a remarkable scar on one of them, that divided the thumb from the fore-finger, the whole length of the metacarpal bone ; the skull, but with the scalp separated from it, and the bones that form the face wanting...
Seite 306 - But the most extraordinary of all the articles which they brought to the ships for sale, were human skulls, and hands not yet quite stripped of the flesh, which they made our people plainly understand they had eaten; and, indeed, some of them had evident marks that they had been upon the fire.
Seite 155 - ... up with a force much greater than we could have thought them able to conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and gave us intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven.
Seite 358 - One of the natives, having in his hands a stone, and a long iron spike (which they call a pahooa), came up to the Captain, flourishing his weapon, by way of defiance, and threatening to throw the stone. The Captain desired him to desist; but the man persisting in his insolence, he was at length provoked to fire a load of small shot.
Seite 392 - Erees, through all the other islands, is found also here. Those whom we saw were, without exception, perfectly well formed ; whereas the lower sort, besides their general inferiority, are subject to all the variety of make and figure that is seen in the populace of other countries.