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21 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 | Lat.d in | Long.d in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Friday | 21 | SE & SSE | S 58° W. | 57 | 2° 46' | 27° 11' | Do N 23° E Dt Bonavista SE point, N. 281 Leagues. |
A Moderate breeze and for the most part clear weather. Long.d In per the Mean of 2 observations of the 
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made at 4h 45' and at 4h 54' pm, 26° 33' West. Variation of the Compass 4° 7' West. and the observed Latd at Noon to the Northward of the Log Seven Miles.
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