The voyage of the Beagle : Darwin's extraordinary adventure aboard FitzRoy's famous survey ship / James Taylor.

  • Taylor, James, 1963-
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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Publication/Creation

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

192 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes

Originally published: London : Conway, 2008.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188) and index.

Contents

The origin & design of HMS Beagle -- Robert FitzRoy : 'evolution's captain' -- FitzRoy's officers and crew -- Charles Darwin : naturalist & companion -- The art of surveying the sea -- Earle & Martens : FitzRoy's painting men -- The legacy of the Beagle.

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    History of Medicine
    BZP (Darwin)
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ISBN

  • 9781591149200
  • 1591149207