Blog Posts Tagged "James Cook"

A Tale of Two Resolutions

Submitted by John VanHoesen on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 13:24
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This is a pre-travel posting that will hopefully help frame the way I think about the experience of spending two weeks on the JOIDES Resolution learning and developing instructional materials with a group of people with seemingly similar passions.

Persistence Of Cook Or Mere Coincidence?

Submitted by John VanHoesen on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:33
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In early April of 1778 Cook was navigating the HMS Resolution through the same strait we will be traveling through tomorrow as we depart for the CORK site.  In addition to mapping the outlets while in pursuit of the Northwest Passage, Cook was also seeking timber to create a new mizzenmast and

Underway Geophysics During transit to Tahiti

Submitted by Heather Barnes on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 01:42
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Transit to Tahiti – yes I said Tahiti! From Victoria, BC, Canada to Tahati, French Polynesia.