To John Lubbock 14 [July 1855]
Summary
CD has more specimens of Helix pomatia.
Thanks for Lepidoptera book.
Invites JL to dinner.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 14 [July 1855] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.621) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1831 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DCP-LETT-1831 …
Wagler, Johann Georg. 1831. Mittheilungen über die Gattungen der Sippe Bradypus. Isis (1831): 604–12.
From John Coldstream 13 September 1831
Summary
Suggestions and information helpful to CD in preparation for Beagle voyage. David Brewster’s meteorological papers. Suggests an oyster-trawl for collecting marine animals. Recommends CD see R. E. Grant. For meteorological observations suggests F. W. Beechey’s Voyage to the Pacific [1831] and an interview with J. F. Daniell of King’s College.
| Author: | John Coldstream |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Sept 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-124 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From John Coldstream 13 September 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 64 John Coldstream Leith 13 Sept 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … with much esteem, Yours most sincerely | John Coldstream *S 2 Leith 13 th Sept 1831. …
- … Brewster 1826 , 1823. Beechey 1831 . A copy of another edition (Philadelphia 1832) is in …
- … FitzRoy’s (see letter from Robert FitzRoy, 23 September 1831 ). John Frederic Daniell . …
- … F. W. Beechey’s Voyage to the Pacific [1831] and an interview with J. F. Daniell of King’s …
- … Bibliography Beechey, Frederick William. 1831. Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and …
To C. T. Whitley [19 July 1831]
Summary
He is "mad about Geology" and plans to ride through Wales in August with a few days at Barmouth.
Some humorous gossip.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
| Date: | [19 July 1831] |
| Classmark: | Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-102A |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To C. T. Whitley [19 July 1831] …
- … Taylor Library Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury [19 July 1831] Charles Thomas Whitley …
- … visited Whitley in Barmouth. See letter to Charles Whitley, [9 September 1831] . …
- … North Wales, part of it in the company of Adam Sedgwick ,in August 1831 (see letters from …
- … Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 and …
- … 18 September 1831 ). Not identified. …
- … CD studied Spanish in July 1831 in the hope of carrying out a natural history excursion to …
- … Robert Lowe were in Barmouth in August 1831 ( Martin 1893 , 1: 19–20). See also Barrett …
From George Peacock to J. S. Henslow [6 or 13 August 1831]
Summary
GP has been asked to recommend a naturalist to sail with Capt. Robert FitzRoy to Tierra del Fuego and the South Sea Islands. If Leonard Jenyns is not available, whom would JSH recommend?
P.S. Urges JHS not to lose this opportunity to have collections made for "our museum".
| Author: | George Peacock |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [6 or 13] Aug 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: B1–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-104 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From George Peacock to J. S. Henslow [6 or 13 August 1831] …
- … DAR 97: B1–3 George Peacock London, Suffolk St, 7 6 Aug 1831 13 …
- … Aug 1831 John Stevens Henslow …
- … Saturday after Marmaduke Ramsay’s death, which occurred on 31 July 1831. Letters from J. …
- … S. Henslow, 24 August 1831 and from George Peacock , [ c. …
- … 26 August 1831] indicate that there was further correspondence before Henslow’s letter of …
- … CD (see letter to Susan Darwin, [5 September 1831] ). In a letter of 1 May 1882 to Francis …
To T. M. Hughes 24 May 1875
Summary
Reports some details of the geological tour he took with Sedgwick in North Wales in 1831. Recalls how neither he nor Sedgwick saw the obvious signs of past glaciation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas McKenny Hughes |
| Date: | 24 May 1875 |
| Classmark: | Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (Archive DDF Box 720) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9993 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Sedgwick (see Correspondence vol. 1, letters from Adam Sedgwick , 4 September 1831 and …
- … 18 September 1831 ; Correspondence vol. 16, letter from Adam Sedgwick, 11 [October 1868] ; …
- … he took with Sedgwick in North Wales in 1831. Recalls how neither he nor Sedgwick saw the …
- … s geological fieldwork in Wales, summer 1831. Endeavour 25: 33–7. Secord, James Andrew. …
- … Sedgwick in North Wales during the summer of 1831; but it is so long ago that I can tell …
- … tour he took with Adam Sedgwick in 1831 are in DAR 5; he also gave a short account of the …
- … down their impressions of the other in 1831 ( John Willis Clark and Hughes 1890, 1: 379, …
- … that Hughes wanted information on the 1831 trip from George Howard Darwin , as both Hughes …
- … letter from Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 . CD refers to the letter from Adam Sedgwick, …
- … had encouraged him to take up geology in 1831 (see Correspondence vol. 1, Appendix I). CD …
- … 1, letter from Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 ). CD returned to North Wales in the summer …
Bertero, Carlo Giuseppe. 1831–3. List of the plants of Chile; translated from the ‘Mercurio Chileno,’ by W. S. W. Ruschenberger. American Journal of Science and Arts 19 (1831): 63–70, 299–311; 20 (1831): 248–60; 23 (1833): 78–96, 250–71.
Thompson, Robert. 1831. A report upon the varieties of apricot cultivated in the garden of the Horticultural Society. [Read 15 February 1831.] Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 2d ser. 1 (1831–5): 56–75.
Whately, Richard. 1831. Introductory lectures on political economy, being part of a course delivered in Easter term, 1831. London. [Vols. 3,10]
To a bookseller 9 April [1860]
Summary
Orders a copy of Matthew 1831 from a bookseller.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bookseller. |
| Date: | 9 Apr [1860] |
| Classmark: | Uppsala University Library: Manuscripts and Music (Waller MS alb-54:068) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2753F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Orders a copy of Matthew 1831 from a bookseller. …
- … s work on “Naval Timber & Arboriculture” 1831. Adam Black Edinburgh & Longman London. — …
- … Durham: Pentland Press. Matthew, Patrick. 1831. On naval timber and arboriculture; with …
- … aware of Patrick Matthew’s book ( Matthew 1831 ) after Matthew published a letter in the …
- … There is an annotated copy of Matthew 1831 in the Darwin Library–CUL (see marginalia 1: …
To Robert FitzRoy [4 or 11 October 1831]
Summary
CD’s luggage is frightfully bulky, though he has been as economical as possible. Has made financial arrangements for his expenses.
Plans to study mathematics during voyage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | [4 or 11] Oct 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-139 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Robert FitzRoy [4 or 11 October 1831] …
- … DAR 144: 113 Charles Robert Darwin London, Spring Gardens, 17 4 Oct 1831 11 …
- … Oct 1831 Robert FitzRoy …
- … Press. 1988. Darwin, Francis. 1912. FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831–36. Nature 88: 547–8. …
- … as draughtsman for the voyage. On 19 November 1831 FitzRoy reported to Beaufort: ‘Messrs. …
To Charles Thomas Whitley [9 September 1831]
Summary
Mentions letters from Peacock and Henslow; tells of offer of a position on surveying voyage, his initial refusal, and eventual acceptance. Describes FitzRoy and course of voyage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
| Date: | [9 Sept 1831] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-121 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Charles Thomas Whitley [9 September 1831] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Spring Gardens, 17 [9 Sept 1831] Charles Thomas Whitley …
- … and poachers: the English game laws 1671–1831. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
- … see letter to Susan Darwin, [9 September 1831] ). The letter is addressed to Whitley at …
- … Henry Porter Lowe was at Barmouth in August 1831 with his younger brother, Robert Lowe . …
- … letter to J. S. Henslow, 28 [September 1831] ). A printed announcement of gifts received …
From Henry Matthew [March or April 1831]
Summary
In London HM was too harassed by his wife to write; has gone home and is much bothered by his father. Looks for a place as a private tutor. Remains CD’s devoted friend.
| Author: | Henry Matthew |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Mar or Apr 1831] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-95 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Henry Matthew [March or April 1831] …
- … DAR 204: 39 Henry Matthew Kilve [Mar or Apr 1831] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter clearly was sent after 14 February 1831 ( when Matthew wrote from London ) and as …
- … known CD to be at home between terms. Easter term began 13 April 1831. Presumably ‘wife’ ( …
- … see letter from Henry Matthew, [2 February 1831] ). Lord John Russell …
- … introduced the first Reform Bill on 1 March 1831. CD, a Whig, was pro-Reform. A reference …
- … of Matthew, visited him in July of 1831 and wrote to Edward Fitzgerald as follows: ‘he is …
To Caroline Darwin 12 November [1831]
Summary
The outfitting of the Beagle progresses.
CD has been dining out more than he wishes. He has met W. S. Harris of "Electricity" fame.
His fears and hopes about seasickness.
A new continent has been discovered "somewhere far South". "Perhaps we may be sent in search."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1831] |
| Classmark: | DAR 154: 32 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-146 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Caroline Darwin 12 November [1831] …
- … 32 Charles Robert Darwin Devonport 12 Nov [1831] Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin/Caroline …
- … the Antarctic Circle by John Biscoe , in 1831. Biscoe explored the southern seas for the …
- … George Henslow had died on 1 November 1831 ( Oxford Journal , …
- … 5 November 1831, p. 3). Admiral Sir Manley Dixon . William Snow Harris , known as ‘Thunder …
From J. S. Henslow 25 October 1831
Summary
Gives CD directions for sending him specimens from Beagle.
Writes of Cambridge politics.
| Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Oct 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 108 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-143 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From J. S. Henslow 25 October 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 108 John Stevens Henslow Cambridge 25 Oct 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … by Richard Greaves Townley of Fulbourn, Cambs. ( Cambridge Chronicle , 4 November 1831). …
- … Cambridge 25 Oct r 1831 My dear Darwin, I have just received your letter about consignment …
Shaw, John (1781/2-1831)
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- … John Shaw 1781/2-1831 Fishing tackle maker and taxidermist. …
From Charles Whitley 13 September 1831
Summary
Congratulates CD on Beagle appointment as an "opportunity … of studying all the natural sciences at once, after your own taste".
| Author: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Sept 1831 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-125 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Charles Whitley 13 September 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 69 Charles Thomas Whitley Barmouth 13 Sept 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in India (see Heber 1828 ). For Sedgwick’s reply, see letter dated 18 September 1831. …
- … Barmouth Tuesday Sept r . 13 1831 My dear Darwin, Your letter, which arrived on my return …
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Books on the Beagle
Summary
The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
Matches: 14 hits
- … (2: 18). CD, in his letter to Henslow, 9 [September 1831] , discussing the preparations for the …
- … for Books.’ (Letter from Robert FitzRoy, 23 September 1831 ). On board, FitzRoy states, ‘Our …
- … Beering’s Strait . . . 1825, 26, 27, 28 . London, 1831. (DAR 31.1: 276v.; 33: 253v.). Darwin …
- … la Beche, Henry Thomas. A geological manual. London, 1831. (DAR 32.1: 53). Desaulses de …
- … of geometry. (Letter to J. S. Henslow, 30 October 1831). ‡ Falkner, Thomas. A description …
- … naturelle faites dans l’Amérique du Sud . . . 1830 et 1831. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 28 …
- … géologie et de climatologie asiatiques. 2 vols. Paris, 1831. (DAR 35.2: 401; Stoddart 1962, p. 22a …
- … from J. S. Henslow to CD ‘on his departure’, September 1831). Darwin Library–CUL ††. * …
- … London, n.d. [1802]. (Letter to Robert FitzRoy, [10 October 1831]). DAR 196.2 †. * Juan, …
- … vols. 5th ed. York, 1824. (Inscription: ‘Rob t . FitzRoy 1831’). Darwin Library–CUL †. § …
- … Spanish and English languages. 2 vols. 5th ed. London, 1831. Darwin Library–CUL, vol. 1 only.). …
- … ed. Cambridge, 1825. (Letter to J. S. Henslow, 30 October 1831). The volumes listed below, …
- … Viage) Spanish edition’ in Syms Covington, MS ‘Journal 1831–6’, p. 30; Mitchell Library, Sydney, N. …
- … Taxidermy.(Letter to Susan Darwin, [6 September 1831] ‘A little book, if I have got it in bedroom, …
The Voyage of the Beagle
Summary
It was a letter from his friend and former teacher, John Stevens Henslow, that brought the 22-year-old Charles Darwin news of the offer of a place on board the Admiralty surveying vessel HMS Beagle on a voyage to chart the coast of South America. During…
Matches: 3 hits
Diagrams and drawings in letters
Summary
Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
Matches: 1 hits
- … work in N. Wales since he and CD parted, 4 September 1831 Thomas Sutcliffe's map of …
Home learning: 7-11 years
Summary
Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun activities for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters.
Matches: 1 hits
- … History’ ( Letter from J. S. Henslow, 24 August 1831 ) Encourage …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
Summary
On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
Matches: 1 hits
- … The letters cover a long time span from one of 31 August 1831 to his father seeking permission …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
Summary
Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
Matches: 1 hits
- … vol. 1, letter to Caroline Darwin, [28 April 1831] ), and when, on the Beagle , he heard …
Darwin & coral reefs
Summary
The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
Matches: 1 hits
- … sure they will visit the South Sea Islands: [9 September 1831] . The first evidence of …
Natural Science and Femininity
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters A conflation of masculine intellect and feminine thoughts, habits and feelings, male naturalists like Darwin inhabited an uncertain gendered identity. Working from the private domestic comfort of their homes and exercising…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Letter 109 - Wedgwood, J. to Darwin, R. W., [31 August 1831] Darwin’s uncle writes to …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
Matches: 1 hits
- … letter from Francis Beaufort to Robert FitzRoy, 1 September [1831] ). By the time Darwin came to …
Darwin’s introduction to geology
Summary
Darwin collected minerals as a child and was introduced to the science of geology at the University of Edinburgh, but he only became actively interested in the subject as he was completing his degree at Cambridge.
Early Days
Summary
Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment The young Charles Darwin From an early age, Darwin exhibited a keen interest in the natural world. His boyish fascination with naturalist pursuits deepened as he entered college and started to interact with…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Letter 98 —Darwin to Caroline Darwin [28 Apr 1831] Writing to his sister Caroline, Darwin …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
Matches: 31 hits
- … Library of useful knowledge Horse, cow, sheep [Youatt 1831, 1834, 1837]. Verey Philosophie d …
- … papers. read Audubons Ornithol: Biography [Audubon 1831–9]— 4 Vols. well worth reading …
- … 1828a]. quoted by D r Ryan on marriage [Ryan 1831] (read) Babbington on Flora of Channel …
- … &c. Also Encyclop. of Agriculture by Loudon [Loudon 1831]. Book I. ch. 7 & Book II. Ch. 8. …
- … of Authors in Loudon’s Encyclop. of Agriculture [Loudon 1831] Dieffenbach Travels into the …
- … end Herschel’s Introd to Nat. Philosophy [Herschel 1831] d[itt]o 2 d time of Reading 62 …
- … 1838] 14 Boswell’s life of Johnsons [Boswell 1831] 4 vols 25 Phillips Geology [J. …
- … ] to end of 1838. —— Youatt on the Horse [Youatt 1831] Library of Useful K. 1840 …
- … 1780] Johnson. Tour to Hebrides by Boswell [Boswell 1831] Philip Van Artevelde [H. …
- … H. Smith 1841] Dec. Encyclop. of Agriculture [Loudon 1831] (skimmed & abst) Jan 9 …
- … skimmed.— 8 th Cox’s Columbia River [Cox 1831] —— Anderson on Sheep [Pallas 1794]: …
- … Sept 3 d Brewster’s Life of Sir. I. Newton [Brewster 1831] —— 20 Franklins Narrative 1 st …
- … July 11. Pistor Das Ganze Taubenzucht [Pistor 1831]. —— 15 Die Enten & Gansezucht. Ulm. …
- … 1856] 30. Brehm Handbuch Vogel Deutschlands [Brehm 1831]. Sept 5 th Prosper Lucas l …
- … Dec. 29 th Audubons Ornithological Biography [Audubon 1831–9]— [DAR 128: 23] …
- … P. Mathhew on Naval Timber & Arboriculture [Matthew 1831] Bull. Bot. Soc. de France [ …
- … Feb. 23 Sir D. Brewsters life of Newton [Brewster 1831] March. 8 Houdins the conjurer Life …
- … London. 128: 3 Audubon, John James Laforest. 1831–9. Ornithological biography; or …
- … 2 vols. London. 119: 7a Boswell, James. 1831. The life of Samuel Johnson … …
- … Library.] *128: 177 Brehm, Christian Ludwig. 1831. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte …
- … the Swedish. London. 119: 13b Brewster, David. 1831. The life of Sir Isaac Newton . …
- … Cowper . 2 vols. London. 119: 15b Cox, Ross. 1831. Adventures on the Columbia River, …
- … and appendix: Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831–6, under the command of Captain …
- … 4v.; 119: 4a Herschel, John Frederick William. 1831. A preliminary discourse on the …
- … landscape gardening . London. 119: 12a ——. 1831. An encyclopædia of agriculture: …
- … Paris. 1816–45. *119: 13v. Matthew, Patrick. 1831. On naval timber and …
- … von Capitain W. Wendt, in den Jahren 1830, 1831 und 1832. 3 vols. (Vol. 1, bk 2: …
- … . 2 vols. Paris. *119: 1 Pistor, C. M. Wilhelm. 1831. Das Ganze der Feld- und …
- … . London. *128: 173; 128: 12 Ryan, Michael. 1831. Lectures on population, marriage and …
- … *119: 13v.; *128: 157; 128: 22 Youatt, William. 1831. The horse; with a treatise on …
- … Society of London . London. 1812–30. New series, 1831–48. [Abstract in DAR 74: 55–102.] *119: 4v. …
Scientific Networks
Summary
Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
Charles Darwin: the Beagle letters
Summary
This volume contains the complete texts of all the letters that the young naturalist Charles Darwin wrote and received while sailing round the world on the surveying ship the Beaglebetween 1831 and 1836. They start with letters written as a new and…
Robert FitzRoy
Summary
Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the…
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Yokcushlu (Fuegia Basket)
Summary
Yokcushlu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. She was one of the hostages seized by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, after the small boat used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del…
Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
Summary
'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … century, the circumnavigation of HMS Beagle in 1831 to 1836. Our other substantial accounts of …
- … little but Ross’ account of the situation from 1827 to 1831, it seems clear that the two men had …
- … reference to Hare’s ‘Seraglio.’ Leaving the field in 1831, Hare died in Bencoolen in Sumatra at the …
- … and Beagle , titled Proceedings of the Second Expedition 1831-1836 . It was accompanied by an …
Beagle voyage begins
Summary
HMS Beagle sails
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- … HMS Beagle sets sail from Plymouth with Darwin on board. What was supposed to be a two-year …
Darwin and the Beagle voyage
Summary
In 1831, Darwin joined a voyage that he later referred to ‘as by far the most important event in my life’. Dive in to our 3D model of the Beagle and find out more about life on board and the adventures that he had.
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- … around the world on his greatest adventure In 1831, Charles Darwin joined a voyage that he …
Darwin & Geology
Summary
The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
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- … voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two …
