A landing was made at an inlet that would be subsequently called Mercury Bay on 3 November; the transit was successfully observed by Green on November 9. On reaching Australia, and during Cook's voyage along the coast, he named an island, Green Island, after the astronomer in June 1770. Green, by this time had contracted scurvy. The Endeavour was forced to make for Batavia (present-day Jakarta) for repairs. Disease were rife in the Dutch-controlled city, including malaria and dysentery; Green contracted the latter, dying on 29 January 1771, twelve days after the ship's departure from the port. Cook, in recording Green's death in his log, went on to add that Green had been in ill-health for some time and his lifestyle had contributed to his early death. An account published in a London newspaper described his final hours: "He had been ill some time, and was directed by the surgeon to keep himself warm, but in a fit of phrensy he got up in the night and put his legs out of the portholes, which was the occasion of his death." Personal life Green married Elizabeth Long in March 1768 in London; the records of the Royal Society mention making a provision of £50 per annum for his wife for the duration of the expedition. Green's sister Mary married the astronomer William Wales, who was part of a Royal Society expedition to Hudson Bay to observe the 1769 transit of Venus and who replaced Green for Cook's next voyage. See also 1769 Transit of Venus observed from Tahiti First voyage of James Cook European and American voyages of scientific exploration References External links Information about Green from Cook's Log, p. 1713, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000) Information about Green from Cook's Log, p. 1775, Vol. 23, No. 4 (2000) Information about Green from Cook's Log, p. 92, Vol. 3, No. 4 (1980) and p. 102, Vol. 4, No.1 (1981) Charles Green South Seas Companion Biographical entry 1734 births 1771 deaths 18th-century British astronomers People from Swinton, South Yorkshire James Cook