Cook first Pacific voyage
The expedition combined scientific observation with extensive charting of the Pacific. This topic is part of Exploration within History. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Who commanded the first Pacific voyage of the Endeavour from 1768 to 1771?
Answer: James Cook
Bonus fact: The expedition combined scientific observation with extensive charting of the Pacific.
What astronomical event did Cook's expedition observe in Tahiti in 1769?
Answer: Transit of Venus
Bonus fact: Measurements of the transit were intended to help astronomers estimate the scale of the solar system.
After Tahiti, Cook became the first European known to chart extensively which coastline?
Answer: The east coast of Australia
Bonus fact: Cook claimed the eastern Australian coast for Britain after sailing along it in 1770.
Cook's first Pacific voyage observed what astronomical event in Tahiti?
Answer: Transit of Venus
Bonus fact: The 1769 transit was a major scientific objective.