HIS 826 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Terra Australis, Edmond Halley, Jeremiad
23 Jan 2021
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Who was captain james cooke (1728-1779) and why was he important: served under wolfe in the battle of the plains of abraham (1759) during the. Seven years" war: surveyed the coast of newfoundland in 1760, led three voyages sponsored by the british government as captain of the hms. Australia, and discovered botany bay: second voyage orders: discover terra australis hypothesized massive continent surrounding the south pole, third voyage orders: return omai to tahiti (public explanation) In reality the orders were to find and map the northwest passage: outcomes: surveyed parts of pacific west coast of north america, discovered hawai"i. Hudson bay, madagascar, and cape of good hope: 1769 locations: tahiti, hudson bay, baja. California, norway: newton, galileo, and harrison helped calculate longitude by observing and recording venus" transit at known longitudes, used paper and pencil to trace venus" shadow projected through telescope; timed each reading.
