Биография Джеймса Кука на английском языке

James cook (1728 — 1779) Explorer, Navigator, discoverer, committed two trip around the world, the cartographer. James was born on 27 October 1728 in the village of Marton the English County of Yorkshire. To attend school cook began when his family moved to great Aiton. After studying five years, he worked on his father's farm. And in 18 years, James becomes a cabin boy. The first expedition of James cook was the journey from London to Newcastle. All my free time cook spent doing self-education: he studied maps, astronomy, geography and mathematics. In 1755 he began to serve in the Royal Navy, preferring the hard work of sailor offered the position of captain on a private vessel. Participated in the Seven years ' war, and then retired from fighting, but continued to make maps. For successful work he was appointed captain of the ship "Newfoundland". If we consider a brief biography of cook, in 1762, was followed by his return to England. There he took to wife Elizabeth Batts.