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Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
Captain James Cook was educated at the school. The school was later converted to serve as the headquarters of the parish council . [ 1 ] In the late 20th century, it was converted into a museum , focusing on the life of Cook, and including a reconstruction of a schoolroom as it would have been in the mid 18th century.
"Five Visions of Captain Cook" (1931) is a poem by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor about James Cook. It was originally published in the author's collection Trio: A Book of Poems , and later appeared in numerous poetry anthologies.
Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker's House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746. Having lodged there as an apprentice, Cook returned to visit in the winter of 1771–72 after his first voyage.
Kalaimanokahoʻowaha (also known as Kanaʻina [1] [2] [3]) was an aliʻi high chief of the island of Hawaii who lived during the period of Captain James Cook's visit to the islands. He was the chief said to have struck the first blow to Cook when he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu , the king of the island. [ 1 ]
John Cawte Beaglehole OM CMG (13 June 1901 – 10 October 1971) was a New Zealand historian whose greatest scholastic achievement was the editing of James Cook's three journals of exploration, together with the writing of an acclaimed biography of Cook, published posthumously.
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William Peckover was a gunner in the Royal Navy and served on several vessels, most notably several commanded by James Cook or William Bligh. He was born 17 June 1748, son of Daniel Peckover and Mary Avies in Aynho in the Cherwell Valley, Northamptonshire. [1]