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

CHAPTER 2
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Saw some Turtle upon the Water but could not catch any.

Sounded no ground with 200 fathoms.
Variation 15 degrees 40 minutes East.

Wind southerly; course North 48 degrees West; distance 33 miles; latitude 36 degrees 46 minutes South, longitude 49 degrees 32 minutes West.
Saturday, 24th.

First part Calm; remainder a Genteel breeze and fine Clear weather.

This night had 2 Sets of Observations of the Moon and the Star Aldebaran, which gave the Longitude 49 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds West; the first sett gave 49 degrees 55 minutes 15 seconds, and the Second 49 degrees 53 minutes 15 seconds.


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