Historical Records of New Zealand Vol. II.
Captain Cook to The Astronomer Royal.* — (Royal Society Papers.)
Captain Cook to The Astronomer Royal.*
(Royal Society Papers.)
An account of the flowing of the tides in the South Sea, as
observed on board his Majesty's bark Endeavour, by Lieu-
tenant J. Cook, commander, in a letter to Nevil Maskelyne,
Astronomer Royal and F.R.S.
Mile End, 5 February, 1772.
observed on board his Majesty's bark Endeavour, by Lieu-
tenant J. Cook, commander, in a letter to Nevil Maskelyne,
Astronomer Royal and F.R.S.
Mile End, 5 February, 1772.
Reverend Sir,—
I have sent you the few observations I made on the tides in the South Sea, to which I had only to add that from many circumstances and observations I am fully convinced that the flood comes from the southward, or rather from the S.E.
[Enclosure.]
Observations off the Australian coast:—
Lat. | Long. | High-water. | Rise & Fall. | |||
h. | m. | ft. | in. | |||
Botany Bay | 34° 0′ | 208° 37′ | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Bustard Bay | 24° 30′ | 208° 20′ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Thirsty Sound | 25° 5′ | 210° 24′ | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Endeavour River | 15° 26′ | 214° 48′ | 9 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
Endeavour Straits | 10° 37′ | 218° 45′ | 1 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
* See also a letter on the same subject, to Sir John Pringle, post, p. 129.