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The life of
James
Cook
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James Cook is bornin the village of Marton,Yorkshire, in England.
1728 27th October
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By the age of 10,James has taughthimself how to usethe sextant andto tell the timeusing the sun.
1738
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1755 17th June
James Cook joinsthe British Navy.
His first postingis on HMS Eagle.
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Cook marries Elizabeth Batts.
1762 21st December
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On 26th August 1768, Captain James Cooksets sail on his first voyage, travelling thePacific Ocean and recording movements of theplanet Venus.
1768-1771 First Voyage
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Sailing in his ship the Resolution, Cook sets offtowards the Antarctic in search of the southerncontinent.
1772-1775 Second Voyage
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Once again Cook sails in the Resolution tosearch for the North West Passage, a sea routethat passes through the Arctic ocean betweenAlaska and Russia.
1776-1780 Third Voyage
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1779 14th FebruaryAfter disagreements with the native Hawaiians,James Cook is stabbed to death by somevillagers before his Third Voyage was complete.
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