Memoirs of hydrography, Volume 1Keay, 1885 |
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Admiral Admiralty afterwards Alexander Dalrymple anchored appointed April archipelago Arctic arrived assistant astronomical Atlas August Barracouta boats Bombay brig Bruny D'Entrecasteaux Cape Horn Capt Captain Owen Channel charts chronometers coast of Africa Commander Commander Broughton continued Cook crew Dalrymple December discovered discovery employed entered the Navy examined expedition explored February Flinders Francis Beaufort Franklin French frigate Gulf harbour Horsburgh Hydrographic Department islands January Journal July June King Krusenstern labours Lady Nelson land latitude latter Leven Lieutenant longitude Lord Magellan Strait Magnetic March Mediterranean Memoir midshipman miles narrative nautical naval navigation north coast November observations October officers Pacific Parry passage Port Jackson proceeded published rank reef returned to England river Ross Royal Geographical Society Royal Society sailed scientific September ship shores Sir Edward Sir Edward Parry Sir John Smyth South Wales surveying service surveyor thence Tuckey vessel visited vols west coast West Indies
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Pagina 127 - ... one of the most important, and at the same time, one of the least expensive and troublesome, which we possess.
Pagina 8 - CAPTAIN BOYLE WALSINGHAM, in a most dreadful Hurricane, in October, 1780 ; aged 16 years. Of Mr. Hugh Cook, of Christ's College, Cambridge, who died on the 21st of December, 1793, aged 17 years.
Pagina 77 - King, and published, the former by Murray, and the latter by the Hydrographical Office, at the Admiralty. In September, 1825, from the feeling of confidence with which he had impressed the Admiralty, in the discharge of his late duties, he was appointed to the
Pagina 88 - Investigations," published at intervals from 1839 to 1S43, and the concluding volume in 1848, contain a vast amount of valuable materials for philosophical induction. His reports to the British Association, and his numerous observations on the influence of the iron of vessels on the compass, were connected with inquiries of the utmost practical importance to navigation. It was in prosecuting these researches, and with a view to determine various questions of magnetic science, that Dr. Scoresby undertook...
Pagina 98 - Medal of the Bath and West of England Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, was unanimously voted to him.
Pagina 8 - May, 1835, at her residence, Clapham, Surrey, in the 94th year of her age. Her remains are deposited with those of her sons, JAMES and HUGH, in the .middle Aisle of this Church.
Pagina 9 - ... bag, firmly tied to the mouth of the bottle, so that not a drop of water could penetrate to its surface. A bit of lead shaped like a cone, with its base downwards, and a cord fixed to its small end, was put...
Pagina 90 - In an open sea, in broad day-light, and in fine weather, nothing can be more delightful than sailing along on such a voyage as ours to visit strange countries. But when the scene is changed to a dark stormy night, in narrow rocky passages, with rapid tides sweeping through them, the blessing of such charts...
Pagina 8 - September 13th, 1768, aged 1 month. George Cook, who died October 1st, 1772, aged 4 months. All children of the first-mentioned Captain James Cook, by Elizabeth Cook, who survived her husband 56 years, and departed this life 13th May, 1835, at her lesidence, Clapham, Surrey, in the 94th year of her age.