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English mathematician, author, poet, astronomer, journalist. Born around 1734 he became well-known for his contributions to the Ladies Diary, a magazine which concerned itself with advanced mathematical problems. The Royal Society sent him in 1769 to the northwest coast of the Hudson Bay to observe the transit of Venus, and the results of his researches were published in 1772 under the title, General Observations made at Hudson Bay. In 1772 he was selected by the noted English captain and explorer, James Cook, to carry on astronomical observations during the Cook's second voyage around the world. He returned to England in 1774 and two years later he published in his book, Observations on a Voyage With Captain Cook. He sailed with Captain Cook in 1776 on the expedition in which Captain Cook was slain in Hawaii. During the later years of his life he held the chair of mathematics at Christ's Hospital. He died in London on December 29, 1798. He was the author of the following books: Astronomical Observations made during the Voyages of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, and Cook, London, 1788; and A Voyage towards the North Pole, London, 1774.- New Hebrides (Br.) 190 New Hebrides (Fr.) 209
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