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Journal Of Researches Into The Natural History And Geology Of The Countries Visited During The Voyage Of H.M.S. Beagle Round The World: Under The Comm

Journal Of Researches Into The Natural History And Geology Of The Countries Visited During The Voyage Of H.M.S. Beagle Round The World: Under The Comm

Darwin, Charles

Paperback

Travel GeneralNature WritingZoology

ISBN10: 935450454X
ISBN13: 9789354504549
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Follow Darwin beyond the familiar legend and into the working notebook of discovery. The sea redraws the map. In Volume II of Journal of Researches, the Voyage of the Beagle becomes a vivid scientific expedition journal: ports and coasts, climates and creatures, recorded with alert eyes and a traveller's pace. This unabridged natural history travelogue ranges from close-up species and biodiversity to wide geological forces, stitching geology field observations to early thinking on biogeography and adaptation. You sense a mind testing patterns: why islands differ from continents, how forms vary with place, what evidence lies in strata and shoreline. It is Victorian exploration literature at its finest, written at the hinge of the history of science, when 19th century exploration and careful measurement began to reshape biology. Under Captain FitzRoy's command, observation becomes narrative: the texture of daily travel, the patience of collecting, the argument built from facts. Here are the roots of ideas that would later transform evolutionary thinking, presented with clarity that still speaks to modern naturalists and curious travellers, in this classic record of fieldwork. Ideal for history of science readers and for a biology students reference, it rewards both the armchair voyager and the collector building a complete two-volume set around an enduring landmark global circumnavigation voyage: the voyage of the beagle. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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