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2. The Voyage of the Beagle - Wikipedia

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   The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. This was the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle , the other volumes of which were written or edited by the ...

3. Second voyage of HMS Beagle - Wikipedia

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   Second voyage of HMS Beagle Beagle at Ponsonby Sound in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, in March 1834; painting by the ship's draughtsman Conrad Martens Leader Robert FitzRoy Start 27 December 1831 (1831-12-27) End 2 October 1836 (1836-10-02) Goal Survey South American coast Ships HMS Beagle Achievements Research leading to Darwin's theory of evolution Route The second voyage of HMS ...

4. HMS Beagle - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Yokcushlu - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Robert FitzRoy - Wikipedia

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   Fitzroy River, in northern Western Australia, was named after him by Lieutenant John Lort Stokes who, at the time, commanded HMS Beagle (previously commanded by FitzRoy). The South American conifer Fitzroya cupressoides is named after him, as well as the Delphinus fitzroyi, a species of dolphin discovered by Darwin during his voyage aboard the ...

7. Beagle: In Darwin's wake - Wikipedia

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   Beagle: In het kielzog van Darwin (English: Beagle: In Darwin's wake) was a Dutch-Flemish television series from 2009 and 2010 initiated by the VPRO in collaboration with Teleac (Dutch educational broadcaster) and Canvas, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's ground-breaking book On the Origin of Species.

8. The Voyage of Charles Darwin - Wikipedia

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   The Voyage of Charles Darwin was a 1978 BBC television serial depicting the life of Charles Darwin, focusing largely on his voyage on HMS Beagle.The series encompasses his university days to the 1859 publication of his book On the Origin of Species and his death and is loosely based on Darwin's own letters, diaries, and journals, especially The Voyage of the Beagle and The Autobiography of ...

9. Geological Observations on South America - Wikipedia

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   The book was published in 1846, and is based on his travels during the second voyage of HMS Beagle, commanded by captain Robert FitzRoy. HMS Beagle arrived in South America to map out the coastlines and islands of the region for the British Navy. On the journey, Darwin collected fossils and plants, and recorded the continent's geological features.