Ocean problems of the 18th century -- Cooks' early life and career -- The first voyage, 1768-1771. Preparations and instructions -- Tahiti, 1769 -- New Zealand, 1769-70 -- Eastern Australia, 1770 -- The voyage concluded -- The second voyage, 1772-1775.
Seeking the southern continent -- The Antarctic, 1772-3 -- Searching the Pacific, 1773 -- The Antarctic, 1773-4 -- Searching the Pacific, 1774 -- The Antarctic and home, 1774-5 -- Cook honoured in England -- The third voyage, 1776-1780. Preparations and instructions -- The central Pacific -- The discovery of Hawaii, 1778 -- The north American coast -- The death of James Cook -- Conclusion. The man and his achievements.
Selections from Cook's journals of the first voyage (1768-1771) to Tahiti, New Zealand and Eastern Australia; second voyage (1772-1775) to the Antarctic and the Pacific; third voyage (1776-1780) to Hawaii, the north American coast; eye-witness accounts of Cook's death in Hawaii.
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