بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Introduction
A British explorer who has influenced the phase of history through his adventurous spirit and endeavour. Done three voyages around the world discovering mainlands, tribes, cultures and civilisations. Becoming a navigator of Britain and built a base for imperialism and colonial rule. Throughout his voyages he discovered lands which later became part of Empire of Britain. In his lifetime time he had developed from being a grocer to a royal navy member at a senior position.
Early life and family
Born 7 November, 1728 Marton, Yorkshire, England to james cook a farm worker and his wife locally born wife Grace pace . He studied five years at school which was paid by a person known by his father afterwards he started to earn by himself not formally educated in astronomy, geography, cartography, explorer topics related to sailing but he excelled in it later in life due to interest in sailing ships which assisted him a lot in his voyages. He first work as a grocer in a store from the window of which he could see sea, due to it some historians say it developed his interest in the waters and after eighteen years of work he left the job and afterwards he joined a sailing work related job where they do plying of coal and other works related to it. In his lifetime he married one women christened Elizabeth Batts from which he had six children which later died before having their own children because of it he does not have any direct decedent's.
Start of royal navy career
Captain cook joined the royal navy in 1755. He took the first command in what had to become a seven year war. His first post was in HMS Eagle. His duty as ordered was in North America. In 1757 he passed the masters exam. His ship was able to capture a fortress in 1758 and subsequently a city which is Quebec city in 1759. After the militaristic work he went on to work in Newfoundland which is a large island now known as province of Canada. He mapped down Newfoundland in 1760's over the ship known as HMS Grenville. The achievements of the Royal navy proved his caliber as given by the God, due to it he was commissioned by admiralty to fulfill a job of a scientific voyage to Pacific.
Voyages
1st voyage(1768-1771)
In his first voyage his first task was to not transit of venus for scientific purposes although it wasn't correct and he then on he went to discover the south of Pacific he was successful to reach New Zealand where he found out it wasn't connected to any other mainlands in south. Then he went to Australia's shore in 19 April,1770 where he saw few Aboriginals which were dark in skin although he was not so certain about it. Due to scientific achievements during the voyage he become the hero among scientific community but the real hero was the botanist who was with him though he hadn't assisted him in the second voyage.
Second voyage(1772-1775)
In the second voyage as ordered by royal society he went on to find a hypothetical continent named terra Australis which was although a failed attempt. He commanded HMS resolution in it. Equipped with advanced mechanical system of his time he took on the journey to Antarctica or we can say extreme south longitude where the ship crossed Antarctic circle. In the New Zealand after encounter with Maori his few men went sailed to England, and after his return to England he was promoted to the rank of post captain and given honorary retirement.
Third voyage(1776-1779)
In the third voyage rather focusing on the Oceania island he went to North west of U.S where he discovered Hawaiian islands called them sandwich islands due to their shape then he went on to discover Alaska finding in west the Russia and in south the Spanish settlements he even trade with them which wasn't efficient as trading with the Hawaiians. He then afterwards went to Hawaii where his cutter from the ship was stolen in reclaiming it his temper got so out of control that he even tried to kidnap the chief of Hawaii which proved to be fatal for him he was killed by Hawaiians in this situation in 14 February 1779.
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