Our fifth newsletter marks the anniversary of Charles Darwin setting sail aboard HMS Beagle.
Newsletter No. 5: Discovery and adventure
voyage of the beagle (book)
20-Feb-1835: Darwin witnesses an earthquake
On 20th February 1835, while taking a rest in a wood in Valvidia, Southern Chile, Charles Darwin experienced a major earthquake.
If everyone else is quote-mining Darwin, why shouldn't I?
Darwin on the delights of English country walks.
25-Nov-1835: HMS Beagle entertains a royal visitor
...in the large, awkward shape of Queen Pōmarre of Tahiti.
Darwin has a go at the Catholic church
Fuelled, perhaps, by his hatred of slavery.