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Cook joined the Royal Navy
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He was an expert mapmaker.
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Cook’s first voyage included a secret mission from the British government.
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His ship Endeavour nearly sank on the Great Barrier Reef.
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first European vessel to reach the east coast of Australia
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Even Britain’s enemies respected Cook.
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He searched for the Northwest Passage
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Cook helped pioneer new methods for warding off scurvy.
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Cook helped pioneer new methods for warding off scurvy.
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NASA named spacecraft after his ships.