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

CHAPTER 2
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P.M.loosed the Reef out of the Foresail and 2 Reefs out of Each Topsail.

A.M.got Top gallant Yards across and loosed all the Reefs out.
Soundings from 80 to 75 fathoms.

Wind South, South-West, West, North-West; course North 72 degrees West; distance 33 miles; latitude 51 degrees 16 minutes South; longitude 62 degrees 50 minutes West.
Monday, 9th.

First and Latter parts, a moderate breeze and Clear weather; Middle, squally with rain.

P.M.found the Variation by several azimuths to be 22 degrees 24 minutes East.


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