Chapter 29. the Navigator.

Technical writings. The marine barometer. Variations in the compass. Praise of other navigators. Love for his work.

CHAPTER 30. THE NAMING OF AUSTRALIA.

The name Australia given to the continent by Flinders. The "Austrialia del Espiritu Santo" of Quiros. De Brosses and "Australasia." Dalrymple and "Australia." Flinders' use of the word in 1804. His use of it in a French essay in 1810. Persistent employment of the word in letters. Proposes the word "Australia" to Banks. His fight for his word. "Terra Australis." The footnote of 1814.

APPENDIX A. BAUDIN'S NARRATIVE OF THE MEETING IN ENCOUNTER BAY.

APPENDIX B. PERON'S REPORT ON PORT JACKSON.