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8 October 1768
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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 | Long.d in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Saturday | 8 | NEBN to ESE | SBE | 78 | 8° 25' | 22° 4' | Do N. 1° 45 E Dt 152 Ls |
First part, light airs and clear weather, middle Squally, with Thunder and Lightning all round ^ the compass Latter part Moderate breeze and clear weather. Had several Azimuths both in the evening and morning, which gave the variation 8° 30' West. At Noon found by observation that the Ship had outrun the Logg 20 Miles, a proof that there is a current seting to the Southward.
Concepts: azimuth
Artefacts: log (nautical)
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