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3 October 1768
Endeavour Voyage Maps
James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
Joseph Banks's Journal
Sydney Parkinson's Journal
The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
1768
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| Week Days | Month Days | Winds | Course | Dist.ce in Miles | Latitude in | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Monday | 3 | N: Calm SSW' W | S ° 30' E | 20 | 1° 14' | 2° 10' | Do N ° E Dt 76 Ls |
Clowdy weather with light winds and Calms. Variation by this evening Amplitude ° 49' West. AM hoisted out a boat to try if there was any current, found one setting to the SE at the rate of 3/4 of a mile per hour.
Natural Phenomena in South Seas Companion: amplitude | calm
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