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14 Then , in 1767 , before Wallis and Carteret had returned , the British Admiralty
appointed a man of stature to command an expedition to observe the transit of
Venus , and to search for a continent or land of great extent to the south of the ...
14 Then , in 1767 , before Wallis and Carteret had returned , the British Admiralty
appointed a man of stature to command an expedition to observe the transit of
Venus , and to search for a continent or land of great extent to the south of the ...
Page 187
white man load his boats , and Cook was able to observe their appearance and
behaviour more closely . ... nature seemed in a generous mood after the sandy
arid soil , the sameness , and the sterility he had observed on the south coast of ...
white man load his boats , and Cook was able to observe their appearance and
behaviour more closely . ... nature seemed in a generous mood after the sandy
arid soil , the sameness , and the sterility he had observed on the south coast of ...
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... Van Diemen ' s Land , where they were delighted to observe the contrast
between the shores of the inlet , which were covered with grass and wood down
to the water ' s edge , and the rocky sterile banks observed in sailing up Port
Jackson .
... Van Diemen ' s Land , where they were delighted to observe the contrast
between the shores of the inlet , which were covered with grass and wood down
to the water ' s edge , and the rocky sterile banks observed in sailing up Port
Jackson .
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2010 |
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