Where did Captain James Cook get the money to travel?

Answer 1

Cook was hired in 1766 by the Royal Geographic Society who sponsored Cook's first expedition to observe the transit of Venus in 1769. This journey was co-sponsored by the British Admiralty.

Cook's other voyages were also planned as scientific explorations and were commissioned and sponsored by George III of England and the Admiralty.

Answer 2

James Cook was sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society who paid for his first expedition to observe the transit of Venus in 1769. This journey was co-sponsored by the British Admiralty.

Cook's other voyages were also planned as scientific explorations and were commissioned and sponsored by George III of England and the Admiralty.