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    The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing...
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    The second voyage of HMS Beagle, from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836, was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle, made under her newest commander...
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    The Voyage of the Beagle, and his findings played a pivotal role in the formation of his scientific theories on evolution and natural selection. The Cherokee...
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  • The Voyage of the Space Beagle (1950) is a science fiction novel by Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt. An example of space opera subgenre, the novel...
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  • The voyage of the Beagle typically refers to the second voyage of HMS Beagle, after which Darwin published his theories on evolution. "Voyage of the Beagle"...
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    Darwin's finches (category Endemic birds of the Galápagos Islands)
    a million years ago. During the survey voyage of HMS Beagle, Darwin was unaware of the significance of the birds of the Galápagos. He had learned how...
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    Beagle Channel (Spanish: Canal del Beagle; Yahgan: Onašaga) is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America...
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    the same time every day, except for the eight-day chronometers which were wound weekly. On its first voyage (1826–1830), the Beagle accompanied the Adventure...
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    Charles Darwin (category Alumni of the University of Edinburgh)
    to 1831 encouraged his passion for natural science. His five-year voyage on HMS Beagle from 1831 to 1836 established Darwin as an eminent geologist, whose...
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    On the voyage of the Beagle he remained orthodox and looked for "centres of creation" to explain distribution, but towards the end of the voyage began...
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