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"The Voyage of the Beagle" shows the English naturalist Charles Darwin’s brilliant mind already at work on the problems that led to his seminal theory of evolution. The work’s title is somewhat misleading, for the author actually has little to say about the voyage. The original full title—"Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., from 1832 to 1836"—is a better reflection of the scope of the work.
"The Voyage of the Beagle" is not only an important book in the history of modern thought but also a highly significant one in the life of Darwin. As a young man, Darwin had little sense of vocation or direction. When he was sixteen, he began a career of medicine at Edinburgh University. Discovering, however, that he was unfit for the profession, he entered Christ College, Cambridge, three years later in 1828 to prepare himself to be a clergyman. Failing to take honors or to distinguish himself in any way, he accepted the offer of Captain Fitz Roy of the Beagle to sign on as a naturalist on a voyage around the world that eventually took five years. During that time, Darwin not only discovered himself and his career but also began making those observations that he later developed into the theory of evolution expounded in" On the Origin of Species" (1859). This work, together with the works of Karl Marx and of Sigmund Freud, constituted a powerful influence on twentieth century scientific thought and values.
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GenreScience and Nature, Biography and Memoir, Travel
Length21 hrs 21 mins
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Publish dateMay 5, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Author's Preface
2Chapter 1. Porto Praya—Ribeira Grande—Atmospheric Dust With Infusoria...
3Chapter 2. Rio De Janeiro—Excursion North Of Cape Frio—Great Evaporation...
4Chapter 3. Monte Video—Maldonado—Excursion To R—Polanco—Lazo And Bolas...
5Chapter 4. Rio Negro—Estancias Attacked By The Indians—Salt Lakes—Flamingoes...
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6Chapter 5. Bahia Blanca—Geology—Numerous Gigantic Extinct Quadrupeds...
7Chapter 6. Set Out For Buenos Ayres—Rio Sauce—Sierra Ventana—Third Posta...
8Chapter 7. Excursion To St. Fé—Thistle Beds—Habits Of The Bizcacha—Little Owl...
9Chapter 8. Excursion To Colonia Del Sacramiento—Value Of An Estancia...
10Chapter 9. Santa Cruz—Expedition Up The River—Indians—Immense Streams...
11Chapter 10. Tierra Del Fuego, First Arrival—Good Success Bay—An Account Of The Fuegians...
12Chapter 11. Strait Of Magellan—Port Famine—Ascent Of Mount Tarn—Forests...
13Chapter 12. Valparaiso—Excursion To The Foot Of The Andes—Structure Of The Land...
14Chapter 13. Chiloe—General Aspect—Boat Excursion—Native Indians—Castro...
15Chapter 14. San Carlos, Chiloe—Osorno In Eruption, Contemporaneously...
16Chapter 15. Valparaiso—Portillo Pass—Sagacity Of Mules—Mountain-Torrents...
17Chapter 16. Coast-Road To Coquimbo—Great Loads Carried By The Miners—Coquimbo...
18Chapter 17. The Whole Group Volcanic—Number Of Craters—Leafless Bushes...
19Chapter 18. Pass Through The Low Archipelago—Tahiti—Aspect—Vegetation On The Mountains...
20Chapter 19. Sydney—Excursion To Bathurst—Aspect Of The Woods—Party Of Natives...
21Chapter 20. Keeling Island—Singular Appearance—Scanty Flora...
22Chapter 21. Mauritius, Beautiful Appearance Of—Great Crateriform Ring Of Mountains...
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