The Voyage of the Beagle
Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World
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- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2001
Summary
In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career. The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution and natural selection realized in his master work, The Origin of Species. Travel memoir and scientific pri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375756801 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375756809 |
| Author: | Charles Darwin, Steve Jones |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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Charles Darwin
Steve Jones is professor of genetics at University College, London. He is the author of Darwin’s Ghost and The Language of Genes, among other books. He lives in London.
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