Difference between revisions of "Botany Bay"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94925" /> == | |||
<p> A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by [[Cook]] in 1770. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69440" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69440" /> == | ||
<p> An inlet in New | <p> An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by [[Captain]] [[Cook]] in 1770; so called, by [[Sir]] [[Joseph]] Banks, from the variety and beauty of its flora; was once an English convict settlement. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_94925"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/botany+bay Botany Bay from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69440"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/botany+bay Botany Bay from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_69440"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/botany+bay Botany Bay from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by Captain Cook in 1770; so called, by Sir Joseph Banks, from the variety and beauty of its flora; was once an English convict settlement.
