A talk in celebration of World Oceans Day will present a modern perspective of Captain James Cook. Hampton Sides, a historian ...

For hardware, captain ... Royal Society president for four decades, and Matthew Boulton, who manufactured the coin and would pioneer producing metal wares using an assembly line alongside James ...

Captain James Cook and his journeys will be the ... made his trip to Canada in 1755 when he joined the Royal Navy. “Captain ...

Middlesbrough Council say discussions are "ongoing" for the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum ... an auction house in Royal Wootton Bassett said. The medal is expected to attract a lot of interest ...

His observations on the eclipse of the sun as seen in Newfoundland in 1766 caused him to be appointed by the Royal Society ... Life and Achievements of Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S. Explorer ...

A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in ... Gareth Wasp, of RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett, said: “It’s a fantastic item full of history.” ...

An Australian local government has decided against repairing an often-vandalised monument to renowned British explorer Captain James Cook because it would ... Mr Jolly said a local branch of the ...

and after being accorded royal recognition and a pensioned retirement, why did explorer Captain James Cook agree to do it all again, and more, under even harsher conditions?