An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 2W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 - 676 Seiten |
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... appeared to have been burnt , and even the fand itself to be nothing more than afhes : we did not , indeed , fee much of the country , but the people informed us that what we did fee was a very exact fpecimen of the rest . The only ...
... appeared to have been burnt , and even the fand itself to be nothing more than afhes : we did not , indeed , fee much of the country , but the people informed us that what we did fee was a very exact fpecimen of the rest . The only ...
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... our voyage . When Funchiale bore North , 13 East , at the distance of 76 miles , the variation appeared by feveral azimuths to be 16o 30 ' Weft . CHAP . C Vo ... II . 1768 . September . CHA P. II . The Passage ROUND THE WORLD . II.
... our voyage . When Funchiale bore North , 13 East , at the distance of 76 miles , the variation appeared by feveral azimuths to be 16o 30 ' Weft . CHAP . C Vo ... II . 1768 . September . CHA P. II . The Passage ROUND THE WORLD . II.
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... appearance at funfet was very ftriking ; when the fun was below the horizon , and the rest of the ifland appeared of a deep black , the mountain ftill reflected his rays , and glowed with a warmth of colour which no painting can exprefs ...
... appearance at funfet was very ftriking ; when the fun was below the horizon , and the rest of the ifland appeared of a deep black , the mountain ftill reflected his rays , and glowed with a warmth of colour which no painting can exprefs ...
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... appeared to be 10 ° . Sunday 2 . This day we found the ship five miles a - head of the log , and the next day feven . On the third , hoifted out the boat to Monday 3 . discover whether there was a current , and found one to the eastward ...
... appeared to be 10 ° . Sunday 2 . This day we found the ship five miles a - head of the log , and the next day feven . On the third , hoifted out the boat to Monday 3 . discover whether there was a current , and found one to the eastward ...
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... ° 13 ' fhifted to the N. N.W. W. at the rate of one mile and a furlong an hour . The variation here , by the mean of several azimuths , appeared to be 8 ° 39 ′ W. 1768 . C & tober . Monday 10 . On 4 On 14 LIEUTENANT COOK's VOYAGE.
... ° 13 ' fhifted to the N. N.W. W. at the rate of one mile and a furlong an hour . The variation here , by the mean of several azimuths , appeared to be 8 ° 39 ′ W. 1768 . C & tober . Monday 10 . On 4 On 14 LIEUTENANT COOK's VOYAGE.
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