William Bayly
William Bayly (* 1737 ; † 1810 ) was a British astronomer .
Bayle accompanied James Cook on his second voyage south on the HMS Adventure and together with William Wales determined the longitude of Queen Charlotte Sound with the help of Larcum Kendall's K1 chronometer . On Cook's third expedition, Bayle served on HMS Discovery . Bayly Island , an island in the South Atlantic, is named after him .
Fonts
- The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage to the Northern Pacific Ocean, for the discovery of a North East or North West passage wherein the north west coast of America and north east coast of Asia were explored in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years MDCCLXXVI, MDCCLXXVII, MDCCLXXVIII, MDCCLXXIX, and MDCCLXXX. London: Printed by William Richardson and sold by P. Elmsly, approx. 370 pages, 1782.
- Testament of December 18, 1810. Transcribed by Cliff Thornton, 2005. ( online )
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Cook - Scientist, Navigator and Explorer ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Bayly, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1737 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1810 |