Darwin, Charles
The Voyage of the Beagle : Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches (Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140432688
- author:
- Darwin, Charles
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1989
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2.2 x 20.3 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Classic travel writing
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle is a remarkable account of a naturalist's observations during a lifetime voyage. In 1831, at the age of twenty-two, Darwin embarked on a journey that would set in motion the intellectual currents leading to his groundbreaking theory of evolution. This journal, reprinted in a shortened form, showcases his patient observations on geology, natural history, people, places, and events. The voyage took Darwin to the Galapagos, Patagonia, and the Australasian coral reefs, where he made significant discoveries that would shape his thoughts on the natural world. The insights gained during this journey are presented in these extraordinary writings, which provide a unique glimpse into the mind of a pioneering scientist. This edition of Darwin's journal includes an introduction by Janet Brown and Michael Neve, notes, maps, appendices, and an essay on scientific geology and the Bible by Robert FitzRoy.
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