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Clerke meaning
Obsolete spelling of clerk.
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The Clerke family (pronounced Clarke) has run this shop in the County Cork market town of Skibbereen since 1951.
Clerke had taken command of the ship after Capt. Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay ( island of Hawai i ) on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific.
Initially the Admiralty had wanted Charles Clerke to lead the expedition, with Cook (in retirement following his exploits in the Pacific) acting as a consultant.
Use of coal in smelting started somewhat before the Industrial Revolution, based on innovations by Sir Clement Clerke and others from 1678, using coal reverberatory furnaces known as cupolas.