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037 - May 1770 Part I
Join Sir Joseph Banks on his extraordinary journey aboard the Endeavour from 1768 to 1771, chronicling nearly daily observations of James Cooks first voyage to the Pacific. This captivating journal details the events, people, flora, fauna, and geology encountered on their route, which included Brazil, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, Cape Town, and St. Helena. As a naturalist appointed by the Royal Society, Banks not only funded fellow naturalists and artists for the expedition but also played a pivotal role in the scientific objectives, including the observation of the transit of…
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