Mahony, Mortimer Murdock, 1773 (cook on the Adventure)
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Entries for July, 1773-07-01 - 1773-07-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56: 70v-78r
Scope and Contents
Daily entries, travelling in the South Pacific towards Tahiti. The July entries contain many astronomical observations, including measurements of the distance of the moon from Spica Virginis and from Antares, often accompanied by comments on the difficulty of taking observations due to bad weather or the motion of the ship. Bayly also records measurements of the ship’s speed by the log line. On 7 July the Resolution sent her boat on board. On 15 and 16 July the ships again fired signals to...
Dates:
1773-07-01 - 1773-07-31
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