21. James Cook A British Explorer A student's illustrated report on cook's life. http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/jgexp.htm

James Cook; A British Explorer By Jacalyn Guy Introduction Early Life Navy Years Voyages ... Bibliography Introduction My project is on James Cook, a British explorer and navigator who lived from 1728-1779. I choose James Cook for my project because I have visited some of the places he named in Newfoundland and his life would be interesting to learn about. My project consists of the early life of James Cook, when he was in the Navy and his many voyages. I have included my own drawings of Cook, his ship and the routes he explored. I hope you enjoy my project! Early Life of James Cook J ames Cook was born on Oct. 27 1728 in Morton-in-Cleveland Yorksure England. His birthplace was a thatched cottage. Cook was the son of a farm labourer. Later Cook and his family moved to Ayton where he attended school. His father's employer was impressed by his intelligence, he was the one who paid for Cook's schooling. In 1774 Cook went to work in a shop in Saithes but he was very unhappy. At the age of 17 he worked for a ship owner here he learned about boating and the sea. I n 1775 Cook joined the Royal Navy as a ordinary seaman and was sent to North America on the ship Eagle. He worked his way up the Navy and finally became commander of his own survey vessel. This was very extra ordinary because ordinary people didn't usually become ship commander in the British Navy.

22. Gander Academy Crest James Cook; A British Explorer By Jacalyn Guy My project is on james cook, a British explorer and navigator who lived from james cook was a very successful explorer. cook made three voyages to the http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/jgexp.htm

James Cook; A British Explorer By Jacalyn Guy Introduction Early Life Navy Years Voyages ... Bibliography Introduction My project is on James Cook, a British explorer and navigator who lived from 1728-1779. I choose James Cook for my project because I have visited some of the places he named in Newfoundland and his life would be interesting to learn about. My project consists of the early life of James Cook, when he was in the Navy and his many voyages. I have included my own drawings of Cook, his ship and the routes he explored. I hope you enjoy my project! Early Life of James Cook J ames Cook was born on Oct. 27 1728 in Morton-in-Cleveland Yorksure England. His birthplace was a thatched cottage. Cook was the son of a farm labourer. Later Cook and his family moved to Ayton where he attended school. His father's employer was impressed by his intelligence, he was the one who paid for Cook's schooling. In 1774 Cook went to work in a shop in Saithes but he was very unhappy. At the age of 17 he worked for a ship owner here he learned about boating and the sea. I n 1775 Cook joined the Royal Navy as a ordinary seaman and was sent to North America on the ship Eagle. He worked his way up the Navy and finally became commander of his own survey vessel. This was very extra ordinary because ordinary people didn't usually become ship commander in the British Navy.

23. "Captain James Cook, The World's Explorer" Biographical essay, several images, cook bibliography and links, news, and discussion forum. http://cuculus.tripod.com/cook.html

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Tripod Dukes of Hazzard Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next This site was created to honor Captain James Cook, the man who saw the whole world first. He traveled from his homeland of Great Britain to lands where few had gone before; bringing home much for his country. He was a discoverer, a mapmaker, and an innovator in the process of long distance sea travel. site Nathan Kerl # of hits to this site LE FastCounter Captain James Cook: "The World's Explorer" Main Page Original Biography by Nate Kerl Portraits and Images Cook Forum ... E-mail the author

24. European Explorers: James Cook james cook (October 27, 1728 February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and Few people have ever seen the places the past explorer, james cook, http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/excook.htm

Gander Academy Captain James Cook Who Was Cook Voyages of Cook Student Projects Who Was CooK? BBC Education: James Cook Cook was born in the small farming village of Marton just outside of Middlesborough on the 27th October 1728. He was a bright kid and a natural leader. Discovery School: James Cook Cook, James (1728-1779), was a British navigator and one of the world's greatest explorers. He commanded three voyages to the Pacific Ocean and sailed around the world twice. Cook became the first European to visit Hawaii and Australia's east coast. His voyages led to the establishment of colonies throughout the Pacific region by several European nations. The explorer Captain James Cook James Cook was born in Marton, England, in 1728. In his formative years, he worked for his father as a labourer on his farm, but it wasn’t long before the call of the sea enticed him away from dry land. By the age of eighteen he was discovering his sea legs aboard a coal transport ship, traditionally the type of boat that sailors used to learn their trade upon. Captain James Cook James and Grace Cook lived in a cottage in the village of Marton in Cleveland, where he worked as a farm labourer. It was here on 27th October 1728, their second son, James Cook was born, destined to cross the oceans of the world and venture further as any man might.

25. BBC - History - Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator And Maritime Pioneer Captain james cook is widely renowned as an explorer, pioneering navigator andpreventer of scurvy. Glyn Williams investigates the standards he set in http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/exploration/captaincook_01.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index TUESDAY 20th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage History Homepage Topics Ancient Exploration Medicine Revolutions in Science Resources Interactive Content Reading Room Timelines Historic Figures ... History for Kids Practical History Archaeology Family History History Trails Community Messageboard Newsletter About This Site About the BBC ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Maritime Pioneer By Professor Glyn Williams Captain James Cook is widely renowned as an explorer, pioneering navigator and preventer of scurvy. Glyn Williams investigates the standards he set in maritime exploration. Page 1 of 6 1. The early years 2. The first Pacific voyage 3. The second Pacific voyage 4. The third Pacific voyage ... Print entire article The early years The three major voyages of discovery of Captain James Cook provided his European masters with unprecedented information about the Pacific Ocean, and about those who lived on its islands and shores. His achievements were the more remarkable because of his humble origins in an agricultural labouring family, from Marton, North Yorkshire. '... he intended to go not only 'farther than any man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go'.'

26. BBC - H2g2 - Captain James Cook - Explorer h2g2 is the unconventional guide to life, the universe and everything, a guidethat s written by visitors to the website, creating an organic and evolving http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A289703

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index Tuesday 20th September 2005 Text only Guide ID: A289703 (Edited) Edited Guide Entry SEARCH h2g2 Advanced Search New visitors: Returning members: BBC Homepage The Guide to Life The Universe and Everything 2. The Universe The Earth Australia ... Historical Figures Created: 17th April 2000 Captain James Cook - Explorer Front Page What is h2g2? Who's Online Write an Entry ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) is a good candidate for the title of greatest explorer in history. He was impressive both for the scope of his travels and the meticulous detail with which he noted his discoveries. Besides being a great explorer, he was very enlightened for his time, showing a high degree of regard for both his own crew and for the various peoples and cultures he encountered. He was a native of Yorkshire, England. After being apprenticed to a shipping family aged 17 he learnt his trade of sailing and navigation. Later, joining the Royal Navy, he was sent to North America where he was put to work surveying and mapping the St Lawrence River, and he quickly became well-known in the navy for the accuracy and detail of his work. The First Voyage It was in 1768 that James Cook was given his first command

27. Map Shortcut to the explorer s route map(s) of your choice james cook s voyages.Map showing the route of cook s first voyage, September 13, 1768 to July 13 http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/kids/h3-270-e.html

Maps, page 1 Shortcut to the explorer's route map(s) of your choice Roald Amundsen's voyages Amundsen's was the first ship to travel through the Northwest Passage On his first voyage, aboard the Belgica , Amundsen helped the ship's crew survive thirteen months stuck in the Antarctic John Cabot's voyages On his first voyage, Cabot reached the east coast of North America, probably landing on Newfoundland or Cape Breton Jacques Cartier's voyages Cartier returned to Stadacona in 1541, with the hopes of starting a new colony Samuel de Champlain's voyages Champlain explored the area called New France on his first voyage On his second voyage, Champlain mapped the eastern coastline from Cape Breton to Cape Cod James Cook's voyages Cook's first voyage was to the South Pacific Ocean During his second voyage, Cook tried to find out if there was land at the South Pole During his third voyage to try and find the Northwest Passage, Cook became the first European to land on Vancouver Island John Davis's voyages Davis returned from his second voyage certain that he knew the location of the Northwest Passage On Davis's first voyage, he sailed 290 kilometers into Cumberland Sound before turning back to England, certain that he had found a route to Asia

28. James Cook - The Pacific Coast - 18th Century - Pathfinders And Passageways the destiny of james cook, great navigator, hydrographer and explorer. On February 14, 1779, james cook was assassinated by a Native person in http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1720-e.html

JAMES COOK, EUROPE'S MOST CELEBRATED EXPORER James Cook (1728 - 1779) When he was born on October 27, 1728, at Marton-in-Cleveland, England, the son of a farm labourer, no one could have foreseen the destiny of James Cook, great navigator, hydrographer and explorer. At 18, the course of his life changed when he was hired as an apprentice by a ships ' owner in Whitby. For three years, he learned all ships' manoeuvres, which allowed him, in June 1755, to enter the Royal Navy as an able-bodied seaman . Two years later, he became a "master " and spent most of the Seven Years' War on the coast of the Atlantic provinces and the St. Lawrence River. In 1758, Cook drafted a first map An Italian portrait of James Cook Cook was discharged from the navy in November 1762. The following month, he married Elizabeth Batts, with whom he would have six children. Domestic life was short-lived however, as, five months later, the British Admiralty hired him to do a detailed survey of the shores of Newfoundland identifying territories specified under the Treaty of Paris of 1763 . From 1766 to 1768, Cook developed a new model of hydrographic surveys combining trigonometric surveys made on land using a small craft taking many soundings, information on aquatic fauna, coastal profiles and navigational notes. Then came the two circumnavigations that would overturn what Europe knew of the South Pacific by detailing information which, before 1775, was only fragmented and jumbled. Equipped with the first marine chronometer, used to determine longitude, in August 1768, Cook left for the first voyage around the world and returned in 1771. During this first voyage, New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and the Strait of Torres emerged from the fog of rumour and myth.

29. James Cook - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia British explorer james cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, NationalMaritime Enlarge. British explorer james cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

James Cook From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. British explorer James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Blue plaque for Captain James Cook James Cook October 27 February 14 ) was a British explorer and navigator . He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean , in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a map maker Contents Early Life Family Life Start of Royal Navy career First voyage (1768-1771) ... edit Early Life James Cook was born in relatively humble circumstances at Marton in North Yorkshire , near what is today recognised as the town of Middlesbrough . Cook was one of five children born to a local woman and a Scottish migrant farm labourer, Grace and James Sr. As a child, Cook moved with his family to a farm at Great Ayton where he was educated at the local school, his studies financed by his father's employer. At 13 he began work with his father, now the farm's manager. In when he was 16, Cook left home to be apprenticed in a grocer haberdashery in the fishing village of Staithes . According to tradition, it was there that Cook first felt the lure of the

30. James Cook: Definition And Much More From Answers.com cook, james, 1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorkshireagricultural British explorer james cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. http://www.answers.com/topic/james-cook

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia History WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping James Cook Dictionary Cook James (Known as “Captain Cook.”) 1728–1779. British navigator and explorer who commanded three major voyages of discovery, charting and naming many islands of the Pacific Ocean. He also sailed along the coast of North America as far north as the Bering Strait. Encyclopedia Cook, James, 1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorkshire agricultural laborer, he had little formal education. After an apprenticeship to a firm of shipowners at Whitby, he joined (1755) the royal navy and surveyed the St. Lawrence Channel (1760) and the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador (1763–67). Cook was then given command of the Endeavour and sailed (1768) on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus; he returned to England in 1771, having also circumnavigated the globe and explored the coasts of New Zealand, which he accurately charted for the first time, and E Australia. Cook next commanded (1772–75) an expedition to the South Pacific of two ships, the

31. James Cook: British Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com james cook (October 27, 1728 February 14, 1779) was a British explorer andastronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, the Antarctic, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cook.shtml

Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. Enchanted Learning Zoom Explorers A B C D ... Glossary of Exploration Terms James Cook: British Explorer James Cook (October 27, 1728 - February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, the Antarctic, the Arctic, and around the world. Cook's first journey lasted from August 26,1768 to July 13, 1771, when he sailed to Tahiti on the Endeavor in order to observe Venus as it passed between the Earth and the Sun (this is called the transit of Venus). He was also searching for a large, southern continent that was thought to exist (but does not). Many scientists accompanied him on the voyage, including the botanist Joseph Banks. During this expedition, he sailed from Plymouth, England, to Brazil, around Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America), and to Tahiti (April 11, 1769), where he stayed for months in order to observe the

32. Age Of Exploration - On-line Curriculum Guide - The Mariners' Museum - Newport N Captain james cook Member of the Royal Society of London, Gouache, 1770s, The He was the first explorer to map the coastline of Australia. http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/cook.php

Online Exhibitions Adult Learners Teachers Children and Families ... Volunteering James Cook On August 25, [1768], Cook departed England aboard the Endeavour with 94 crewmen and scientists. He was carrying secret orders from the Royal Navy to be opened upon completion of his scientific mission. Cook was determined to keep his crew healthy. He insisted his men eat onions and pickled cabbage every day, and made sure that the ship kept fresh fruit and vegetables on board. He ordered his men to bathe every day, to clean their clothing, and to air out their bedding. He did not know the scientific reasons behind these measures, but he knew they worked to prevent scurvy and other diseases in his crew.

33. Cook, James - Bright Sparcs Biographical Entry cook, james Bright Sparcs Biographical entry, Bright Sparcs is a biographical, Navigator and explorer. Born 27 October 1728 England. http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000320b.htm

Bright Sparcs Biographical entry Home Browse Search Previous ... Next Cook, James (1728 - 1779) Capt. Online Sources Archival/Heritage Sources Published Sources Navigator and Explorer Born: 27 October 1728 England. Died: 14 February 1779. James Cook commanded HMS "Endeavour" on its expedition to observe the transit of Venus at Tahiti in June 1769, and by his discovery of eastern Australia in 1770 opened this continent to the immediate contact and influence of science. Online Sources Published Sources See Also Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988 , Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000320 Details Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J. Created: 20 October 1993 Modified: 10 September 2004 Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on ASAPWeb Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions

34. James Cook My project is on james cook, a British explorer and navigator who lived from Dedicated to Captain james cook, the 18th Century Pacific explorer who http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Explorers/James_Cook/

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35. Cook, James --  Encyclopædia Britannica cook, james British naval captain, navigator, and explorer, who explored theseaways and coasts of Canada (1759, 1763–67) and conducted three expeditions to http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9026113

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Early life. Voyages and discoveries Additional Reading Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Cook, James Page 1 of 4 James Cook born Oct. 27, 1728, Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii James Cook, oil painting by John Webber; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London Pacific Ocean Cook, James... (75 of 1623 words) var mm = [["Jan.","January"],["Feb.","February"],["Mar.","March"],["Apr.","April"],["May","May"],["June","June"],["July","July"],["Aug.","August"],["Sept.","September"],["Oct.","October"],["Nov.","November"],["Dec.","December"]];

36. Cook, James --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia The English navigator Captain cook became an explorer because of his love ofadventure and Captain james cook Biography of the English explorer. http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9273794

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in This Article's Table of Contents James Cook Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Cook, James Student Encyclopedia Article Page 1 of 1 James Cook James Cook, oil painting by John Webber; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery, London Cook, James... (75 of 569 words) var mm = [["Jan.","January"],["Feb.","February"],["Mar.","March"],["Apr.","April"],["May","May"],["June","June"],["July","July"],["Aug.","August"],["Sept.","September"],["Oct.","October"],["Nov.","November"],["Dec.","December"]]; To cite this page: MLA style: "Cook, James."

37. World History Blog: James Cook: Celebrated North Country Explorer james cook Celebrated North Country explorer The life of Captain cook and hiscontemporaries as represented by the collections of the British Library, http://world-history-blog.blogspot.com/2005/07/james-cook-celebrated-north-count

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38. Captain James Cook - Port Of Science And Discovery - Port Cities The greatest explorer of his age. Known for. Captain james cook. View full sizeimage Captain james cook. © NMM. He led three great voyages of scientific http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConFactFile.66/Captain-James-Coo

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39. James Cook cook, james, 1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorkshireagricultural laborer, he had little formal education. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0813414.html

Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites Hurricane Katrina Ramadan Children Inventors The Doctor's In ... 2006 TFK Almanac Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Encyclopedia Cook, James Cook, James, Endeavour and sailed (1768) on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus; he returned to England in 1771, having also circumnavigated the globe and explored the coasts of New Zealand, which he accurately charted for the first time, and E Australia. Resolution and the Adventure. On this voyage he disproved the rumor of a great southern continent, explored the Antarctic Ocean and the New Hebrides, visited New Caledonia, and by the observance of strict diet and hygiene prevented scurvy , heretofore the scourge of long voyages. Cook sailed again in 1776; in 1778 he visited and named the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and unsuccessfully searched the coast of NW North America for a Northwest Passage . On the return voyage he was killed by natives on the island of Hawaii. During the course of his journeys Cook visited about ten major Pacific island groups and more than 40 individual islands, also making first European contact with a wide variety of indigenous peoples. See the definitive edition of his journals, ed. by J. C. Beaglehole (4 vol. and portfolio, repr. 1999); selections from journals, ed. by A. G. Price (1958, repr. 1969); biographies by A. Villiers (1967), J. C. Beaglehole (1974), and R. Hough (1995); A. Moorehead

40. Cook James British explorer and navigator; Popularly known as Captain cook, james cookwas a legendary explorer whose epic voyages prompted the Royal Navy to dub him http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/C/Cook/a23.html

Cook, James British explorer and navigator Popularly known as "Captain Cook," James Cook was a legendary explorer whose epic voyages prompted the Royal Navy to dub him a man of "genius and capacity." The son of a Yorkshire farmhand, he was apprenticed to a shipowner at age 18 and worked on coalboats in the North Sea. In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy, and was quickly promoted to become a master. The first of his great Pacific voyages was a scientific expedition on which he became the first person to chart New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. On later voyages he sailed along the edge of Antarctica, proving that a speculated southern continent existed only as an ice mass, and crossed the Antarctic Circle. He also discovered several Pacific island groups, and searched for a northeast passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans. Cook set new standards of health and lost few of his crew; he brought a scientific approach into exploration; most of all, he changed the map of the world. Killed by natives in Hawaii, his explorations led the way for the colonization of the Pacific.

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