Charles Darwin’s closest brush with death during the Beagle voyage came on Sunday 13th January 1833, near that most infamous of nautical perils, Cape Horn.
13-Jan-1833: The day HMS Beagle nearly sank
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy’s name will forever be associated with Charles Darwin’s. The poor man has received something of a bad press over the years. He deserves to be remembered for his many achievements.
The Dickens Connection
Dickens, FitzRoy and how a tragic loss at sea spurred efforts to forecast storms.
Book review: ‘Fossils, Finches and Fuegians’ by Richard Keynes
Charles Darwin's Adventures and Discoveries on the Beagle, 1832-1836
185 years ago today...
On 22nd May, 1826, His Majesty's Ship 'Beagle' set sail from Plymouth on a surveying voyage to South America.