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The Voyage of the Beagle

First published
1839
Pages
499

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  1. 00 - Preface

    4:47

  2. 01-1 - St. Jago and Cape De Verd Islands

    28:25

  3. 01-2 - St. Jago and Cape De Verd Islands

    19:15

  4. 02-1 - Rio de Janeiro

    27:10

  5. 02-2 - Rio de Janeiro

    28:30

  6. 03-1 - Maldonado

    31:51

  7. 03-2 - Maldonado

    29:46

  8. 04-1 - Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca

    22:47

  9. 04-2 - Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca

    23:23

  10. 05-1 - Bahia Blanca

    32:15

  11. 05-2 - Bahia Blanca

    31:31

  12. 06-1 - Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres

    23:53

  13. 06-2 - Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres

    24:53

  14. 07-1 - Buenos Ayres and St. Fe

    22:15

  15. 07-2 - Buenos Ayres and St. Fe

    21:59

  16. 08-1 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia

    30:13

  17. 08-2 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia

    32:41

  18. 08-3 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia

    30:30

  19. 09-1 - Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands

    30:29

  20. 09-2 - Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands

    44:09

  21. 10-1 - Tierra del Fuego

    30:04

  22. 10-2 - Tierra del Fuego

    32:30

  23. 11-1 - Strait of Magellan and Climate of the Southern Coasts

    29:46

  24. 11-2 - Strait of Magellan and Climate of the Southern Coasts

    25:45

  25. 12-1 - Central Chile

    23:58

  26. 12-2 - Central Chile

    28:21

  27. 13-1 - Chiloe and Chonos Islands

    19:24

  28. 13-2 - Chiloe and Chonos Islands

    23:23

  29. 14-1 - Chiloe and Concepcion: Great Earthquake

    26:09

  30. 14-2 - Chiloe and Concepcion: Great Earthquake

    27:01

  31. 15-1 - Passage of the Cordillera

    27:58

  32. 15-2 - Passage of the Cordillera

    29:41

  33. 16-1 - Northern Chile and Peru

    28:21

  34. 16-2 - Northern Chile and Peru

    27:24

  35. 16-3 - Northern Chile and Peru

    25:46

  36. 17-1 - Galapagos Archipelago

    28:11

  37. 17-2 - Galapagos Archipelago

    32:25

  38. 17-3 - Galapagos Archipelago

    26:17

  39. 18-1 - Tahiti and New Zealand

    22:58

  40. 18-2 - Tahiti and New Zealand

    29:40

  41. 18-3 - Tahiti and New Zealand

    26:02

  42. 19-1 - Australia

    38:09

  43. 19-2 - Australia

    31:00

  44. 20-1 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations

    23:43

  45. 20-2 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations

    26:50

  46. 20-3 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations

    22:00

  47. 21-1 - Mauritius to England

    29:08

  48. 21-2 - Mauritius to England

    27:47

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The young Charles Darwin's account of his five-year voyage around the world aboard HMS Beagle is a captivating blend of travel, adventure, and scientific observation, recording the geology, wildlife, and peoples of South America, the Galápagos Islands, and beyond. The journey sowed the seeds of his revolutionary theory of evolution, and his vivid curiosity brings every landscape and creature to life. Engaging and beautifully observed, The Voyage of the Beagle is both a thrilling travel narrative and a foundational document in the history of science. Full of wonder and discovery, it reveals the making of a great scientist and remains one of the most delightful and important travel books ever written.

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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in On the Origin of Species, transformed biology and our understanding of life on Earth.

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First published
1839
Reading time
About 14 hours
Pages
499
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook