James Cook

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James Cook

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Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.

Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He served during the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec, which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a crucial moment for the direction of British overseas exploration, and it led to his commission in 1768 as commander of HMS Endeavour for the first of three Pacific voyages.

In these voyages, Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in greater detail and on a scale not previously charted by Western explorers. He surveyed and named features, and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage, and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions.

During his third voyage in the Pacific, Cook encountered the Hawaiian islands in 1779. He was killed while attempting to take hostage Kalaniʻōpuʻu, chief of the island of Hawaii, during a dispute. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge that influenced his successors well into the 20th century, and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him. He remains controversial for his occasionally violent encounters with indigenous peoples and there is debate on whether he can be held responsible for paving the way for British imperialism and colonialism.

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

Summary

James Cook has Sun in Scorpio 10th House, Moon in Aquarius 1st House, with Capricorn Rising.

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225°, Sun in Scorpio, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
SunScorpio
301°, Moon in Aquarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
MoonAquarius
246°, Mercury in Sagittarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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244°, Venus in Sagittarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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262°, Mars in Sagittarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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95°, Jupiter in Cancer, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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320°, Saturn in Aquarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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232°, Uranus in Scorpio, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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189°, Pluto in Libra, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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46°, Chiron in Taurus, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
ChironTaurus
329°, North Node in Aquarius, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
North NodeAquarius
149°, South Node in Leo, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
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30°, Lilith in Taurus, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
LilithTaurus
272°, Ascendant in Capricorn, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
AscendantCapricorn
221°, Midheaven in Scorpio, Traditional Chinese Art artwork
MidheavenScorpio

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Natal Data

Map at Lat 53.836226, Lng -0.211169

1728-11-07 11:33:00 GMT

53° 50′ 10.4″ N 0° 12′ 40.2″ W

Marton, Hull HU11 5DA, UK

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