Charles Darwin; his life and work / by Charles Frederick Holder.

  • Charles Frederick Holder
Date:
1891
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Credit: Charles Darwin; his life and work / by Charles Frederick Holder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER III. THE YOUNG NATURALIST. The Beagle—Kx^ Offer of Importance—The Young Naturalist—The Voyage—Powers of Observation—Cape Verd Islands—Tours of Investigation—Dust-Showers—Wonderful Phenomena—Geo- logical Studies—St. Paul's Rocks—Fernando de Noronha. ^ N 18 ^ I the British Govern- ment decided to send out a well - equipped vessel to complete the survey of the South American coast, begun by Captain Shaw some years pre- vious. The vessel select- ed for this work was the Beagle, a six - gun brig, and Captain Fitz - Roy of the Royal Navy was given the important command. An enthusiast in science, Fitz-Roy conceived the idea of taking a naturalist with him to study the fauna and flora of the different countries he might visit, and in his search for a competent person he wrote to Professor Henslow, who, in turn, made the offer to Charles