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 ...

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 ...

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

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

The vessel, which has been moored in Whitby Harbour since 2018, is one of only two full-size recreations of the ship that carried explorer Captain James Cook to ... outbid the Royal Navy at ...

Auction House in Royal Wootton Bassett About 2,000 medals of this type were made for distribution to locals during Captain James Cook's second voyage (1772-1775) The medal has the two ships ...

A medal from Captain James ... Wilshire's Auction House in Royal Wootton Bassett. Records show that medals were distributed to locals in more than 30 locations that Captain Cook and his crews ...