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

CHAPTER 2
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SUN'S CENTER IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND SECONDS.
COLUMN 8: CORRECT ALTITUDE.

MOON'S CENTER IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND SECONDS.
COLUMN 9: THE LONGITUDE RESULTING FROM BOTH SETS OF OBSERVATIONS IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND SECONDS.
-- : 8 27 15 : -- : 71 26 0 : 15 36 0 : 24 13 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 30 30 : -- : 71 28 0 : 15 11 0 : 24 8 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 32 15 : -- : 71 29 0 : 14 56 0 : 23 57 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ---------------------------------------------- -- : 25 30 00 : -- : - 83 0 : 45 43 0 : 72 18 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ---------------------------------------------- 1st set : 8 30 0 : 6 12 53 : 71 27 40 : 15 14 20 : 24 6 0 : 15 22 39 : 23 43 0 : 66 7 45.
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------- -- : 8 33 50 : -- : 71 30 0 : 14 43 0 : 23 38 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 35 39 : -- : - 31 0 : 14 25 0 : 23 42 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 37 46 : -- : - 30 30 : 14 10 0 : 23 32 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ----------------------------------------------- -- : 8 107 15 : -- : - 91 30 : 43 18 0 : 23 112 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ----------------------------------------------- 2nd set : 8 35 45 : 6 18 41 : 71 30 30 : 14 26 0 : 23 37 20 : 14 34 00: 23 14 0 : 66 19 45.
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----------------- -- : 8 39 10 : -- : 71 31 30 : 13 56 0 : 23 26 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 41 20 : -- : - 32 00 : 13 40 0 : 23 20 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- : 8 43 49 : -- : - 33 00 : 13 18 0 : 23 6 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ----------------------------------------------- -- : 8 124 19 : -- : - 96 30 : - 114 0 : - 52 0 : -- : -- : -- .
-- ----------------------------------------------- 3rd set : 8 41 26 : 6 24 26 : 71 32 10 : 13 38 0 : 23 17 20 : 13 46 0: 22 55 0 : 66 0 45.
-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----------------- N.B.The mean of the three sets is 66 degrees 9 minutes 25 seconds, and the mean of Mr.Green's Computations from the same Observations was 66 degrees 14 minutes 0 seconds, and the mean of his computations and mine will be 66 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds, and therefore the Longitude of Cape St.Diego or the North-West entrance of Strait Le Maire will be 66 degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds West from Greenwich, and its Latitude 54 degrees 39 minutes South.* (* Modern determination is 54 degrees 40 minutes South, 65 degrees 8 minutes West.) Note: The distance of the sun and moon was taken by Mr.Green alone, my Quadrant being out of Order.
Cape St.Diego bore at this time South by East about 4 Leagues Distant.
At 1/2 past 7 Tackt and Stood to the South-East, Cape St.Diego bearing South by East, distance 5 Leagues.

At 1 a.m., Squally, wore Ship, Staten Land extending from North to East.

At 4, Moderate Weather, loosed a Reef out of each Topsail, the Cape of Good Success West by South, and Cape St.
Diego North-North-West, being now in the Strait, but the Tide turning against us soon carried us out.

The Violence of the Tide of Ebb rose such a Sea off Cape St.Diego, that it looked as if it was breaking Violently on the ledge of Rocks, and would be taken for such by any who know'd not the true cause.


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