A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.1) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

37. The surprising noise of a watch

Tahiti - Society Islands (Otaheite, O-Taheitee)
Title
The surprising noise of a watch
Short description
Georg Forster describes the king's surprise at the noise made by the captain Cook's watch.
Text on source
While E-Tee was conversing on religious matters, king Aheatua was playing with Captain Cook's watch. After curiously examining the motion of so many wheels, that seemed to move as it were spontaneously, and shewing his astonishment at the noise it made, which he could not express otherwise than by saying it "spoke" (parou), he returned it, and asked what it was good for.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 309
Date
1773 08 23
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
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Cook, James
Viewer
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Cook, James participated as Viewer
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "The surprising noise of a watch" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 16.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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