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Nothing Unattempted: The Voyages of Captain James Cook

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What: Exhibit: Nothing Unattempted: The Voyages of Captain James Cook
When: Through December 31
Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery
Free and open to the public.

Noted British navigator and explorer James Cook was a man of many "firsts." He was the first British commander to circumnavigate the globe in a single vessel, the first known European to visit the Hawaiian Islands, the first European to land on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He forever influenced naval life by actively preventing scurvy among his seamen, and his astronomical observations contributed significantly to modern knowledge of the solar system. Explore the fascinating career of the man who left "nothing unattempted."

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