The Voyage of Charles Darwin

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I Was Considered a Very Ordinary Boy
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Charles Darwin 's five-year voyage in HMS Beagle proved to be one of the most important scientific journeys ever made. It was more than a great adventure. It was also a voyage of the .. show full overview
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My Mind Was a Chaos of Delight
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HMS Beagle, with the young Charles Darwin aboard as ship's naturalist, arrived in Salvador, Brazil, in February 1832. At once, the miseries he had endured from seasickness were .. show full overview
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How Wide Was the Distance Between Savage and Civilised Man?
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After facing the fearful gales of Cape Horn the Beagle turned north into the quieter waters of Tierra del Fuego. On board Captain FitzRoy had three Indians, whom he planned to return to .. show full overview
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Can any Mountains, Any Continent, Withstand Such Waste?
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In September 1833 Darwin set out to cross the Argentine pampas, heading for Buenos Aires. Immediately he found himself in the midst of a bitter struggle between the local Indians and the .. show full overview
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I Felt Myself Brought Within Reach of that Great Fact, That Mystery of Mysteries
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In 1835 an earthquake destroyed the town of Concepcion in Southern Chile. The effect of it was felt on board the Beagle, and a few days later Darwin witnessed the devastation for .. show full overview
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Suppose That All Animals and All Plants are Represented by the Branch of a Tree, the Tree of Life
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On the Galapagos Islands, Darwin observed subtle differences between the inhabitants of one island and those of another. But he nearly missed the significance of the little brown .. show full overview
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In the Distance Future, Light Will Be Thrown on the Origin of Man, and His History
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When The Origin of Species was first published, it was denounced as the work of the devil from pulpits up and down the land, and banned from university college libraries. Scientific .. show full overview

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