The Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries...

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Charles Darwin Steve Jones

The Voyage of the Beagle

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the...

Charles Darwin, Steve Jones

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Random House
04 May 2001

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; The natural world, country life & pets

Series: Modern Library Classics

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

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.

By: Charles Darwin
Introduction by: Steve Jones
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780375756801
ISBN 10: 0375756809
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 04 May 2001
Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World

Many people who have planned to read The Voyage of the Beagle and been deterred by its length and scientific aspects will find the answer here in a carefully and skillfully abridged edition, cut to half the length, which gives the continuity of text, Darwin's own words, and the observations and episodes that make it memorable as a human document. Here is a classic, the record of an enquiring mind seeking scientific truth. Here is evident the growth of the man. An introductory biography places the importance of this trip in Darwin's life; introductory bits for each chapter provide an analysis of the voyage and its scientific meaning along with the actual text. This work is significant in view of additional material available in the last 35 years, much of it Darwin's own writings, but hitherto unpublished in book form. A bibliography provides not only original sources but additional material for study. (Kirkus Reviews)