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

CHAPTER 2
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took several Observations of the sun and moon; the mean result of which gave 126 degrees 20 minutes 45 seconds, the Longitude of the Ship West of Greenwich, and is 47 degrees Longitude West of account carried on from Cape Horn.

Wind South, East-South-East, East-North-East; course North 50 degrees West; distance 47 miles; latitude 30 degrees 17 minutes South, longitude 126 degrees 10 minutes West.
Wednesday, 15th.

Light breezes and clear weather.

Variation, p.m.

3 degrees 45 minutes East, a.m.3 degrees 22 minutes East.


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