The Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countriesvisited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career. The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution and natural selection realized in his master work, The Origin of Species. Travel memoir and scientific primer alike, The Voyage of the Beagle is a lively and accessible introduction to the mind of one of history's most influential thinkers.

Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.28w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780375756801
ISBN10: 0375756809
BISAC Categories:
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
- Science | History
- Science | Essays

About the Author
Steve Jones is professor of genetics at University College, London. He is the author of Darwin's Ghost and The Language of Genes, among other books. He lives in London.