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Howe's isl[an]d very intermediate between Norfolk Is[lan]d Australia & New Zealand

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The Facts tending to show double Creation

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Atlantic[?] / If those Botanists, who have especially and lately attended to subject (which of course is probable)

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Ocean Islands may be either remnants of continent or points in process of formation

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Where many species in common a few allied species or representatives

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Spawn of frogs may be frozen as well as mature animal

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I think R Brown in Congo has argued from proportions of plants not carried across sea

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Insular Productions

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At Kerguelen Land during Ice period every plant killed

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Gould[?] remarked to me how strange it was that swallows were so abundant in Australia & not one in N[ew] Zealand

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The abnormal Insects & Birds in isl[ands] (plants too easily diffused)

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These include daily observations; observations of distances; observations for the variation of the compass; observations for the dip of the needle; observations on the tides; observations for the going of the clock; observations of the rates of the two watches; and observations for the latitude of Dusky Bay.

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These include daily observations, observations for the dip of the needle, and observations for the going of the watches.

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These include daily observations; observations of distances; observations for the latitude of Queen Charlotte Sound; observations on the tides; observations for the variation of the compass; observations for the dip of the magnetic needle; observations for the going of the clock; and observations for the going of Mr Kendall’s watch.

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These include daily observations; lunar observations; observations for determining the error of the line of collimation of the quadrant; observations for the latitude; observations for the dip of the needle; observations for the going of the clock; and observations for the going of the watch.

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Observations made off the east coast of New Zealand, while travelling from Tolaga Bay to Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.

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Observations made after the Adventure left Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, while travelling towards the Cape of Good Hope. As a result of a mistake in the logbook in which he had accidentally gone forward a whole day, Bayly includes two records of observations for 26 February 1774, with a corresponding note.

Scope and Contents These were mostly taken on shore while the ship was at anchor. Early entries include additional notes: the 12 April entry describes Bayly’s difficulty locating a suitable spot to take observations [RGO 14/57: 27r], while the entry for 24 April concerns his transit instruments [RGO 14/57: 27v].Included are: observations on the going of the astronomical clock on Observatory Island, Queen Charlotte Sound [RGO 14/57: 31v]; comparisons of Watch No. 1 with the astronomical clock [RGO 14/57:...

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These include observations taken on shore (3-16 December) and observations taken on board the Adventure while at anchor (18-20 December).
The entries begin with a note on setting up the observatory and also include: calculations of the going rates of the clocks; observations of the distance of the sun and moon for longitude; and observations on the tides at the bottom of Ship Cove.

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Observations made on board the Adventure while at anchor and also on shore.