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During his lifetime, he sailed twice around the world. He crossed the [[Antarctic Circle]] and found new islands and [[landscape]]s in [[North America]] and the [[South Pacific]]. During his trips he spent a lot of time on [[science]] [[experiment]]s, and mapping new areas. He also wrote a lot of [[book]]s about what he found.
== Cook's life ==
Cook was born on 27 November 1728 in [[Marton, Middlesbrough|Marton]] in [[Yorkshire]] in [[England]].<ref name="adb">{{cite book|chapter-url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010231b.htm|title=Cook, James (1728-1779) Biographical Entry|chapter=Cook, James (1728–1779) |date=1966|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography On Line Edition|publisher=Australian National University|language=English|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> He was a son of a [[scotland|Scottish]] [[farmer]]. He was educated at the school in [[Great Ayton]], and at 17 he began work in a shop at [[Staithes]].<ref name=adb/> At 18, Cook became a [[sailor]], and became an [[apprentice]] to John Walker of [[Whitby]]. Walker's business was transporting coal.<ref name=adb/> Cook learned [[mathematics]] and [[navigation]] from Walker. He studied as much as he could about [[navigation]] and [[science]]. He was sent on three [[expedition]]s with the ship called ''Endeavour'' all over the world.
His goals on these missions were:
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