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‘The Invention of Nature’ by Andrea Wulf

Book review: ‘The Invention of Nature’ by Andrea Wulf

The adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of science.

Published 29-Feb-2016
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science, People Tags: alexander von humboldt, books, reviews, south america
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

It makes one's blood boil

Slavery still occurring in Brazil 173 years after Darwin left.

Published 03-Jan-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: beagle voyage, brazil, charles darwin, slavery, south america, voyage of the beagle (book)

Postcard from the ends of the Earth

From Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, in fact.

Published 14-Sep-2008
Filed under: Blog Tags: argentina, beagle channel, south america, tierra del fuego
One of Darwin's pistols

05-Aug-1832: Darwin under fire (get used to it, Charles!)

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.

Published 05-Aug-2007
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle diary, beagle voyage, charles darwin, south america

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