224 cook's first voyage I769. 



means, they can predict the weather, at least the 

 wind, with much greater certainty than we can. 



In their longer voyages, they steer by the sun in 

 the day, and in the night by the stars ; all of which 

 they distinguish separately by names, and know in 

 what part of the heavens they will appear in any of 

 the months during which they are visible in their 

 horizon ; thev also know the time of their annual 

 appearing and disappearing with more precision than 

 will easily be believed by an European astronomer. 



