From John Morris 1 March 1856
Summary
Informs CD on age of land, freshwater, and marine Mollusca.
| Author: | John Morris |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 246 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1835 |
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- … DCP-LETT-1835 …
Cambridge Philosophical Society 1835. See [Henslow, John Stevens, ed.] 1835.
Coulter, Thomas. 1835. Notes on Upper California. [Read 9 March 1835.] Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 5: 59–70.
Hopkins, William. 1835. Researches in physical geology. [Read 4 May 1835.] Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 6 (1836–8): 1–84.
Bentham, George. 1835. Scrophularineæ Indicæ. London.
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- … Bentham, George. 1835. Scrophularineæ Indicæ. London. 7 …
From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1835]
Summary
CD’s fame is spreading: she quotes Henslow ["Letters to Professor Henslow" (1835), Collected papers 1: 3–16], and a passage in the Athenæum.
Adds news of family and friends.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood; Charlotte Wedgwood; Charlotte Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Dec [1835] |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 26–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-291 |
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- … From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1835] …
- … Wedgwood Charlotte Wedgwood/Charlotte Langton unstated 29 Dec [1835] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Henslow ["Letters to Professor Henslow" (1835), Collected papers 1: 3–16], and a passage …
- … July 12th’ by CD (see letter to Caroline Darwin, [19] July – [12 August] 1835 , n. 1). …
- … Athenæum , 21 November 1835, p. 8. The Athenæum was published weekly. Should read ‘the …
- … of the Society on the 16 th of November 1835”. My Father did not move from his seat till …
Heron, Robert. 1835. Notes on the habits of the pea-fowl. [Read 14 April 1835.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1833–5) pt 3: 54.
Thorne, Samuel (1835–1915)
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- … Samuel Thorne 1835–1915 American cattle breeder and businessman. …
Blake, L. D. (1835–1913)
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- … Lillie Devereux Blake 1835–1913 American author and feminist. …
From Susan Darwin 22 November 1835
Summary
Some of CD’s letters were read at Geological Society in London. Professor Sedgwick says of CD, "doing admirably … collection above all praise … will have a great name among the Naturalists of Europe".
Erasmus has taken office of Clerk to a Government Commissioner. Other family news.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 24–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-288 |
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- … From Susan Darwin 22 November 1835 …
- … DAR 97 (ser. 2): 24–5 Susan Elizabeth Darwin Shrewsbury 22 Nov 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Shrewsbury Nov br . 22 d . | 1835 My dear Charles— I am happy to tell you that your …
- … Society by Adam Sedgwick (see letter from Caroline Darwin, 29 December [1835] ) on …
- … 18 November 1835 ( Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1833–8): 210–12, …
- … eager for more details. On 6 December 1835 he wrote to Sedgwick, ‘How I long for the …
- … him, Emma Wedgwood wrote on 29 November [1835] to her aunt, Jessie Sismondi : ‘Erasmus is …
To Caroline Darwin [19] July – [12 August] 1835
Summary
Describes his trip from Coquimbo to Copiapò, where he rejoined the Beagle – a hard and wearisome journey, but geologically interesting.
FitzRoy piloted the [Blonde] to rescue crew of wrecked Challenger.
CD has received letters that were missing, and others; for ten months there will be none to or from him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [19] July – [12 Aug] 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 223: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-281 |
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- … To Caroline Darwin [19] July – [12 August] 1835 …
- … Robert Darwin Lima [19] July – [12 Aug] 1835 Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin/Caroline …
- … at Callao, the port for Lima (19 July 1835). Hence ‘July 12 th ’ later in the text is a …
- … date was also written in August, after the letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 . …
- … Lima— July— 1835— My dear Caroline My last letter was dated Coquimbo—I rejoice that I am …
- … the chain complete from England to February 1835. — Capt Fitz Roy has arrived in good …
From R. H. Corfield 14 — 18 July 1835
Summary
Passes on news from England and some Shrewsbury papers.
| Author: | Richard Henry Corfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 & 18 July 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 131 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-280 |
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- … From R. H. Corfield 14 — 18 July 1835 …
- … DAR 204: 131 Richard Henry Corfield Valparaiso 14 & 18 July 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Morning Herald of Saturday, 21 February 1835, p. 3. The reference is to the summary of a …
- … Science ( The Morning Herald , 21 February 1835, p. 3). Mariano Gonzales, CD’s guide on …
- … Valparaiso July 14 1835 My dear Darwin— The Blonde with Capt Fitzroy on board being on the …
From R. E. Alison [March – July 1835]
Summary
Sends some historical data to illustrate the elevation of the coast at Valparaiso in recent times.
| Author: | Robert Edward Alison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Mar – July 1835] |
| Classmark: | DAR 36: 425–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-247 |
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- … From R. E. Alison [March – July 1835] …
- … DAR 36: 425–6 Robert Edward Alison unstated [Mar – July 1835] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of his expeditions near Valparaiso. In 1835, CD was in the Valparaiso area between March …
- … 1822 earthquake on a number of occasions in 1835 ( see Correspondence vol. 1, letter from …
- … R. E. Alison, 25 June 1835 , and Journal of researches , p. 374), and CD referred to the …
From Catherine Darwin 30 October 1835
Summary
Erasmus has received CD’s journal and two boxes; six large boxes are at Plymouth. Had feared them lost in wreck of Challenger.
News of family and friends.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 22–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-287 |
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- … From Catherine Darwin 30 October 1835 …
- … Darwin/Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton Shrewsbury 30 Oct 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Society. CD is listed as a member in 1835–6. In 1877 it was amalgamated with the …
- … of the Challenger at Portsmouth, 19 October 1835. Seymour was exonerated. The first four …
- … Shrewsbury. October 30 th . | 1835. My dear Charles We are very anxious to hear from you …
From R. W. Darwin to J. S. Henslow 28 December 1835
Summary
Thanks JSH for copies of "Extracts from letters addressed to Professor Henslow by C. Darwin, Esq." [privately printed for Cambridge Philosophical Society; Collected papers 1: 3–16].
The family is sensible how much CD owes to JSH, and RWD is highly gratified by CD’s success.
| Author: | Robert Waring Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 28 Dec 1835 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 28 DAR/1/1/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-290 |
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- … From R. W. Darwin to J. S. Henslow 28 December 1835 …
- … letters: 28 DAR/1/1/28) Robert Waring Darwin Shrewsbury 28 Dec 1835 John Stevens Henslow …
- … Henslow by C. Darwin, Esq’, dated 1 December 1835, was privately printed for distribution …
- … Shrewsbury 28 December 1835 Dear Sir I am much obliged for the favour of your letter, for …
From R. H. Corfield 26–7 June 1835
Summary
Greatly enjoyed CD’s company; has worried about his health. Adds some European and English news.
| Author: | Richard Henry Corfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 & 27 June 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 130 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-278 |
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- … From R. H. Corfield 26–7 June 1835 …
- … DAR 204: 130 Richard Henry Corfield Valparaiso 26 & 27 June 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Valparaiso June 26 th 1835 My dear Darwin It gave me infinite pleasure to receive your …
- … to Caroline Darwin, [19] July – [12 August] 1835 ). This may have been a letter to Charles …
- … shortly after visiting Concepcion [March 1835], to Mr. Douglas, a very intelligent man, …
- … your friend | R H Corfield Saturday June 27 1835 I merely add a few lines to ask you to …
From Charles D. Douglas 24 February 1835
Summary
Sends CD large beetles from Chiloé.
Describes an earthquake at Caucague.
Gives exact location and measurements of two blocks of granite; has seen and heard of others; will report if he surveys the Potrero on Chiloé.
| Author: | Charles D. Douglas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Feb 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 35.1: 329–30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-269 |
To J. S. Henslow 12 [August] 1835
Summary
Looks forward to seeing volcanoes in Galapagos Islands.
Has altered his views on Cordillera formations as a result of another trip. Discusses his theory of their origin and history.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 12 [Aug] 1835 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 27 DAR/1/1/27) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-283 |
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- … To J. S. Henslow 12 [August] 1835 …
- … letters: 27 DAR/1/1/27) Charles Robert Darwin Lima 12 [Aug] 1835 John Stevens Henslow …
- … Lima July 12 th . — 1835 My dear Henslow This is the last letter, which I shall ever write …
- … pamphlet was published early in December 1835. CD’s letter to Caroline , also written in …
- … to Caroline Darwin, [19] July – [12 August] 1835 , n. 1). The expected sailing ‘In a few …
From Caroline Darwin 30 March 1835
Summary
Urges him to return home. News of family and friends; the Langtons will go to Rio in April and then winter in the West Indies. Henslow has a son.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Mar 1835 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 20–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-273 |
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- … From Caroline Darwin 30 March 1835 …
- … Darwin/Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood Shrewsbury 30 Mar 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Shrewsbury March 30 th . | 1835 My dear Charles Your last letter was to Cath dated Nov r 8 …
- … George Henslow was born on 23 March 1835 ( Alum. Cantab. ). The issue centred on the Irish …
- … Peel ’s ministry opposed the resolution and, when it was passed, resigned on 8 April 1835. …
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Darwin’s earthquakes
Summary
Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…
Darwin & coral reefs
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The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
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- … elevation of the Chilean coast, makes clear that by April 1835, when he was still at Valparaiso, …
- … suggests that he was writing before the late summer of 1835, for about that time he adopted …
- … Darwin had begun reading about ‘the South Sea’ in May 1835. The Beagle library was well …
- … no. 1.17, written shortly after a visit to Lima in August 1835: ‘Corall rapidly growing in Low …
- … of both annular and barrier reefs. This was in November 1835 at Tahiti and the neighbouring reef of …
- … draft of his theory in a memorandum headed ‘Coral islands 1835.’ It is the first account of the …
- … was matched by the sinking of Pacific islands: 25 June 1835 . Darwin confides to his …
Darwin and barnacles
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In a letter to Henslow in March 1835 Darwin remarked that he had done ‘very little’ in zoology; the ‘only two novelties’ he added, almost as an afterthought, were a new mollusc and a ‘genus in the family Balanidæ’ – a barnacle – but it was an oddity. Who,…
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- … In a letter to Henslow in March 1835 Darwin remarked that he had done ‘very little’ in zoology; …
Titus Coan
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In 1874, when Darwin was preparing the second edition of Descent of Man, he received letters from all over the world in reply to his queries about human behaviour; one in particular would have stirred up unexpected memories of his own time among the native…
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … Entomological Magazine.—? paper on Geograph. range [Anon. 1835] read Study Buffon on varieties of …
- … laws about sexes relative to the age of marriage [Quetelet 1835] Brown at end of Flinders [R. Brown …
- … 1834, 1837]. Verey Philosophie d’Hist. Nat. [Virey 1835] read Marcel de Serres …
- … C. Watson on Geog. distrib: of Brit: plants [H. C. Watson 1835] read Hume’s Essay on Human …
- … & Medic. researches on the Horse in N. America— [Harlan 1835] Owen has it. & Royal Soc …
- … Birds. 10 s 6 d . translated by Rennie [Bechstein 1835] Some facts on cross-bred animals, M r …
- … Pœppig Travels in S. America. German [Pöppig 1835–6].— Zoologie Generale. Iside. St Hilaire …
- … 1815]— Colon Library Hogarth Hist of Music [Hogarth 1835] Wilkinson Ægyptian [J. G. …
- … 1833]: Suite— Decandolle on Botany [A. de Candolle 1835]: Lacordaire Introduction Entomologique …
- … ) on Dogs [C. H. Smith 1839–40] /on Ruminants [Jardine ed. 1835–6]// on Horses [C. H. Smith 1841]// …
- … Hilaire Progress de un Naturalist [E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1835] (Gerard [Gérard 1844]) …
- … (Perry can give me order) Virey Philosoph [Virey 1835]. Forbes thinks worth reading Royal Soc …
- … kind [Jardine 1834b]. 9. Columbidæ (Pigeons.) [Selby 1835] 11. Ruminating Animals …
- … l’etude Botanique (Suite a Buffon) [A. de Candolle 1835] has many Geographical aphorisms & …
- … Trials [Feuerbach 1846] Godwins Work & Life [Godwin 1835] Brookes last Journal by …
- … 1849–57] Tocquevilles Democracy [Tocqueville 1835–40] Fellow’s Lycia (1 st Travels) …
- … de Beaumont 1830–8] & C Prevost on l’Ile Julie [Prévost 1835]. 1838 Oct 2 …
- … and 1830]— skimmed well Lutke’s voyage [Lütke 1835–6]— carefully read Reynold’s …
- … May 18 Stanley Familiar Hist. of Birds [E. Stanley 1835] Mackintosh’s Ethical Philosophy …
- … 25. Owen & Botelers Africa [W. F. Owen 1833 and Boteler 1835] well skimmed Gleanings of …
- … 1757] Swainson Geograph. Distrib of Animals [Swainson 1835] I see Swainsons Book has notes at …
- … 1774] nothing Coleridges Table Talk [Coleridge 1835]. Campbell’s Poems [T. Campbell …
- … Simple Story. Sir. J. Mackintosh life [Mackintosh 1835]. reread Priestley Life & …
- … [T. Moore 1825] & Liebers remains of Niebuhr [Lieber 1835]. 8 Paley’s Evidence. of Christ …
- … & Morning [Bulwer-Lytton] 1841]; Rienzi [Bulwer-Lytton] 1835]: Barnaby Rudge [Dickens 1841] …
- … —— 15 th . Harlans Med & Phys. Researches [Harlan 1835] abstracted. Smith Moral …
- … 1844] Pœppig Reisen [Pöppig 1835–6]— } skimmed.— …
- … poor.— —— Visey Philosoph. d’Hist Nat. [Virey 1835] } Alder & Hancock. Nudibran …
- … (nothing) 21. Van Mons Arbres Fruitiers 2. Vols [Mons 1835–6] July 7 th N. C. …
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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- … to think about—’ (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s doubts about orthodox …
Science, Work and Manliness
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Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
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- … Letter 282 - Darwin to Fox, W. D., [9 - 12 August 1835] Darwin discusses with Fox his …
Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia
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Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … wall in Valparaiso, where he had witnessed an earthquake in 1835 ( letter from R. E. Alison, [March …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … 272 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., [10–13] Mar 1835 Darwin tells Henslow the termination …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
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- … Claudius Loudon’s Encyclopedia of gardening (Loudon 1835), a copy of which Darwin signed in 1841 …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
The Galapagos
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The Beagle arrives in the Galápagos Islands
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- … The Beagle arrives in the Galápagos Islands …
Darwin & Geology
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The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
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- … voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two …
Australia
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The Beagle arrives in Australia
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- … The Beagle arrives in Australia …
Leaves South America
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The Beagle sets sail from Peru
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- … The Beagle sets sail from Peru …
