Writing tagged: ‘hms beagle’
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Book review: ‘Evolution’s Captain’ by Peter Nichols
Biography of the captain of HMS Beagle.
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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.
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16-Apr-1834: Inspecting the Beagle’s bottom (‘a rather ticklish operation’)
On 16th April 1834, HMS Beagle was beached on the banks of the Santa Cruz River to allow her keel to be inspected. The event resulted in one of the most iconic images of the famous ship. Here’s the story of the operation.