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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 2
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This shews to what degree of accuracy these observations can be made even by Different Persons, for four of these were made and computed by Mr.Green and the rest by myself.

The Longitude given by the Ship, reckoning from the last Observation 5 Days ago, differs only 8 Miles from the Observation, which shews that we have not been in any Currents.

Soundings from 40 to 47.

Wind North-Easterly; course South 46 degrees 30 minutes West; distance 81 miles; latitude 41 degrees 45 minutes South, longitude 59 degrees 37 minutes West.
Friday, 30th.

Little wind, and sometimes Calm; the first part Clear weather, remainder Foggy and Hazey.


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