I COOK S VOYAGE TO JULY, 



same direction took our ship aback ; and before the 

 ships could be trimmed, on the other tack, the main- 

 sail and the top-gallant sails were much torn. 



The wind kept between the south-west, and south- 

 east, on the 19th and 20th ; afterward it veered to 

 to the east, north-east, and north. The night be- 

 tween the 20th and 21st, an eclipse of the moon was 

 observed as follows ; being then in the latitude of 

 22 57*' south : 



Apparent time, A. M. 

 H. M. S. 



Beginning, by Mr. King, at 32 50] Mean lom , 

 Mr. Bligh, at 33 25 [ ' "f" 

 Myself, at 33 35 J 15D 0t *' 



End, by Mr. King, at 1 44 56 | ,^2 Sof" 



Mr. Bligh, at 1 44 6 } *. r** ' 

 Ti/r u- 1 1 a a -a ( Time keep. 

 Myself, at 1 44 ob) im o 58 !,, . 



The latitude and longitude are those of the ship, 

 at 8 h 56 m A. M., being the time when the sun's altitude 

 was taken for finding the apparent time. At the be- 

 ginning of the eclipse, the moon was in the zenith ; 

 so that it was found most convenient to make use of 

 the sextants ; and to make the observations by the 

 reflected image, which was brought down to a con- 

 venient altitude. The same was done at the end ; 

 except by Mr. King, who observed with a night te- 

 lescope. Although the greatest difference between 

 our several observations is more than fifty seconds, 

 it, nevertheless, appeared to me, that two observers 

 might differ more than double that time, in both the 

 beginning and end. And though the times are noted 

 to seconds, no such accuracy was pretended to. The 

 odd seconds, set down above, arose by reducing the 

 time, as given by the watch, to apparent time. 



I continued to stretch to the east south-east, with 

 the wind at north-east and north, without meeting 

 with any thing worthy of note, till seven o'clock in 

 the evening of the -29th ; when we had a sudden and 



