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Page xv
... causes ) just when his labours were at the point of completion ; and the command for the homeward voyage devolved on his senior lieutenant Don Tomás Gayangos , whose signature the journal ... caused him , personally , PREFATORY REMARKS XV.
... causes ) just when his labours were at the point of completion ; and the command for the homeward voyage devolved on his senior lieutenant Don Tomás Gayangos , whose signature the journal ... caused him , personally , PREFATORY REMARKS XV.
Page 252
... causes of error arising when heaving the log hence , for practical purposes at sea the length of the nautical mile is ... caused by the log - ship coming home when hove : and 47 feet gives the distance run too small " [ Thomas ] . The ...
... causes of error arising when heaving the log hence , for practical purposes at sea the length of the nautical mile is ... caused by the log - ship coming home when hove : and 47 feet gives the distance run too small " [ Thomas ] . The ...
Page 450
... caused a supply of Pro- visions to be put on board the Florida Storeship for the use of His Majesty's Ships employed at Falkland's Isles ; And have directed the Commander of the said Frigate and Storeship to make the best of his way to ...
... caused a supply of Pro- visions to be put on board the Florida Storeship for the use of His Majesty's Ships employed at Falkland's Isles ; And have directed the Commander of the said Frigate and Storeship to make the best of his way to ...
Contents
List of PLATES and CHARTS | xii |
LETTER from DR COMMERSON of the Boudeuse | xvi |
2128 | xviii |
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