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16 October 1768
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James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
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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 | Lat.d in | Long.d in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Sunday | 16 | SE Varble NE | S 2° E. | 72 | 5° 38' | 23° 45' | Do N 5° 15' Dt 208 Ls |
First part Calm, the remainder, Gentle breezes and fine pleasant weather. At 3h 30° 39" Apparent time PM the observed distce of the 
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nearest Limbs was 52° 42' 30", the Alt.d of the 's Lower limb 32° 39' the Alt.d Lower Limb 58° 36'. The Longitude of the Ship from the foregoing observations 23° 83' 33" West from Greenwch differing 13' from those made in the Morning or yesterday, the Ship laying all the time becalm'd. Variation of the Compass 8° 45' West.
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