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Newsletter No. 16: ‘Pilgrimages and plans’

A bumper Christmas edition of Darwin-related goodies.

Published 22-Dec-2022
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: beagle voyage, cambridge, charles darwin, coral islands, earthworms, hms beagle, movement in plants, note-making, pilgrimages, species classification
HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan

03-Dec-1831: Darwin’s first night aboard HMS Beagle

Darwin records his experimentations with a hammock.

Published 10-Feb-2019
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle diary, charles darwin, hms beagle
HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan

13-Jan-1833: The day HMS Beagle nearly sank

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.

Published 13-Jan-2016
Filed under: Articles Tags: anniversaries, beagle diary, beagle voyage, charles darwin, hms beagle, Robert FitzRoy, south america
Slinging the Monkey
‘Slinging the Monkey, Port Desire’, by Conrad Martens (1833).

25-Dec-1833: The HMS Beagle Olympics

On Christmas Day 1833, the crew of HMS Beagle held their own ’Olympic Games’ at Port Desire in Patagonia.

Published 27-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle voyage, charles darwin, conrad martens, hms beagle, sport

Film review: ‘The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists’

In which I dismiss any charges of historical inaccuracy against the latest Aardman animation.

Published 08-May-2012
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Videos Tags: aardman, films, hms beagle, reviews, videos

The Dickens Connection

Dickens, FitzRoy and how a tragic loss at sea spurred efforts to forecast storms.

Published 07-Feb-2012
Filed under: Blog Tags: beagle project, charles dickens, hms beagle, Robert FitzRoy, weather
‘HMS Beagle’ by Keith S Thomson

Book review: ‘HMS Beagle’ by Keith S Thomson

The ship that changed the course of history.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science Tags: beagle voyage, books, hms beagle, reviews
‘Charles Darwin’s Beagle Diary’ by RD Keynes (ed.)

Book review: ‘Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary’ by R.D. Keynes (ed.)

An annotated version of the journal Darwin kept aboard HMS Beagle.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: About Darwin, By Darwin, History of Science Tags: beagle voyage, books, charles darwin, hms beagle, reviews
‘Fossils, Finches and Fuegians’ by Richard Keynes

Book review: ‘Fossils, Finches and Fuegians’ by Richard Keynes

Charles Darwin’s adventures and siscoveries on the Beagle, 1832-1836.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: About Darwin, History of Science Tags: beagle voyage, books, charles darwin, hms beagle, reviews, Robert FitzRoy
‘HMS Beagle’ by Karl Heinz Marquardt

Book review: ‘HMS Beagle’ by Karl Heinz Marquardt

Meticulously detailed ship's plans of HMS Beagle, for anyone thinking of making a model or replica!

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science Tags: beagle voyage, books, hms beagle, reviews
‘Evolution’s Captain’ by Peter Nichols

Book review: ‘Evolution’s Captain’ by Peter Nichols

Biography of the captain of HMS Beagle.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science, People Tags: beagle voyage, books, hms beagle, reviews
‘The Voyage of the Beagle’ by Charles Darwin

Book review: ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’ by Charles Darwin

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: beagle voyage, books, charles darwin, hms beagle, reviews

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