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The second voyage of HMS Beagle, from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836, was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle, made under her newest commander, Robert FitzRoy. FitzRoy had thought of the advantages of having someone onboard who could investigate geology, and sought a naturalist to accompany them as a supernumerary.
A republication of the book in 1905 introduced the title The Voyage of the "Beagle", by which it is now best known. [2] Beagle sailed from Plymouth Sound on 27 December 1831 under the command of Captain Robert FitzRoy. While the expedition was originally planned to last two years, it lasted almost five—Beagle did not return until 2 October ...
FitzRoy was re-appointed as commander on 27 June 1831 and Beagle was commissioned on 4 July 1831 under his command, with Lieutenants John Clements Wickham and Bartholomew James Sulivan. [17] Longitudinal section of HMS Beagle as of 1832. Beagle was immediately taken into dock at Devonport for extensive rebuilding and refitting. As she required ...
FitzRoy wrote his account of the voyage, including editing the notes of the previous captain of the Beagle. It was published in May 1839 as the Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle, in four volumes, including Darwin's Journal and Remarks, 1832–1836 as the third volume.
On 27 December 1831, Yokcushlu, Elleparu, and Orundellico departed England on the second voyage of HMS Beagle. The voyage was captained once again by FitzRoy, and Charles Darwin was serving as a naturalist for the expedition. During the year-long voyage south, Yokcushlu learned some Portuguese and Spanish. [3]
The voyage of the Beagle. In December 1831 a British expedition departed under captain Robert FitzRoy , on board HMS Beagle , with the main purpose of making a hydrographic survey of the coasts of South America using calibrated chronometers and astronomical observations, producing charts for naval war or commerce.
The Beagle was sent in 1831 on a survey mission which involved circumnavigating the globe, a journey which lasted until 1836 and described by the naturalist on board the ship, Charles Darwin, in his book The Voyage of the Beagle. It was on this journey that Darwin began forming the ideas published much later as On the Origin of Species.
On its first voyage (1826–1830), the Beagle accompanied the Adventure, which led the expedition under the command of Phillip Parker King. The Beagle was initially commanded by Pringle Stokes, but Stokes became depressed and shot himself on 1 August 1828 while the expedition was at Port Famine. He died 12 days later.