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Voyage of the Beagle

What did a young naturalist see on a voyage around the world, and what did the animals, rocks and peoples he met teach him?

At a glance

Author
Charles Darwin

Why read it

  • You will see how patient observation of animals, rocks and landscapes builds understanding
  • You will learn how the bones of extinct animals are set beside living ones to ask how they are related
  • You will travel to distant places, from Tierra del Fuego to Sydney, through the eyes of one curious traveler

Who it is for

  • A reader who enjoys travel writing from another age
  • A naturalist or hiker who enjoys noticing small things
  • A student who wants to see science done before textbooks

Contents

  1. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. Beagle
  2. By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S.
  3. JOURNAL
  4. Chapter I
  5. Chapter II
  6. Chapter III
  7. Chapter IV
  8. Chapter V
  9. Chapter VI
  10. Chapter VII
  11. Chapter VIII
  12. Chapter IX
  13. Chapter X
  14. Chapter XI
  15. Chapter XII
  16. Chapter XIII
  17. Chapter XIV
  18. Chapter XV
  19. Chapter XVI
  20. Chapter XVII
  21. Chapter XVIII
  22. Chapter XIX
  23. Chapter XX
  24. Chapter XXI
  25. Project Gutenberg License

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