Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

His name is synonymous with Whitby and he became a household name after embarking on voyages to New Zealand, Australia and ...

Captain James T. Kirk commanded the USS Enterprise-A for seven years, from the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in 2286 to the end of Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country in 2293.

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of ...