On 5th August 1832, in what he described as ‘an eventful day’, Charles Darwin and his HMS Beagle colleagues helped put down an armed insurrection in Argentina.
Writing tagged: ‘beagle voyage’
The Beagle has landed
New book on HMS Beagle arrives.
01-Apr-1832: Darwin falls for an old tradition
April Fools’ Day aboard HMS Beagle, 1832.
A straggly bush
My memorial to Stephen Jay Gould.
19-May-1832: The untimely death of ‘Poor little Musters’
On the tragically short life of HMS Beagle’s Volunteer First Class.
Beagle Diary on Radio 4
All next week.
02-Oct-1836: Darwin returns to Blighty
HMS Beagle returns to Britain after nearly five years circumnavigating the globe.
24-Aug-1831: Henslow’s letter
On 24th August 1831, Charles Darwin’s great friend and mentor John Stevens Henslow sat down at his desk, took up his pen, and wrote what turned out to be one of the most important letters in the history of science.