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

CHAPTER 2
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Moderate breezes with some flying showers of Rain the first part.

Wind southerly; course, South-East 1/2 East; distance 75 miles; latitude 25 degrees 34 minutes South, longitude 41 degrees 12 minutes West.
Sunday, 11th.

Little wind and Clear weather the Most part of this day.
Serv'd Slops* (* Slops are materials for making clothes.) to the People.
Wind southerly; course South 20 degrees East; distance 9 miles; latitude 25 degrees 43 minutes South, longitude 41 degrees 8 minutes West.
Monday, 12th.

First part, light Airs; remainder, Genteel breezes and Clear weather.

Found the variation of the Compass by the Evening Amplitude and an Azimuth in the Morning to be 8 degrees 30 minutes East, and the Observed Latitude at Noon to be short of that given by the Log 10 Miles.


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