Captain James Cook was born in 1728 in Marton, Yorkshire, England. He was a second child born to James Cook and Grace Pace. He received a basic education at Postgate School at Great Ayton before he was sent to work for William Sanders in Staithes. It was here that he developed a lov...
Captain James Cook BirthplaceMarton, (in present-day Middlesbrough) Yorkshire, England DiedSunday, February 14, 1779 NationalityBritish Occupation Explorer, navigator, cartographer EducationPostgate School, Great Ayton Cook, James Cook, James,1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorks...
James Cook, British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and the Pacific Ocean. Cook set new standards in navigation, cartography, the care of crew at sea, and in the application of science at sea. Read more
詹姆斯·库克，FRS，RN（James Cook，1728年11月7日—1779年2月14日）。人称库克船长（Captain Cook），是英国皇家海军军官、航海家、探险家和制图师。库克年少时曾于英国商船队服役，在1755年加入皇家海军，他参与过七年战争，后来又在魁北克战役期间协助绘制圣劳伦斯河河口大部分地区的地图，战后在1760年代为纽芬兰...