Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle Round the World by Charles Darwin (PDF)

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⭐There can be few who would argue that Charles Darwin was one of the most influential science figures in world history. He was one of the rare individuals who was able to define a new way of thinking about old issues. He was absolutely critical to the theory of evolution.Whilst only a young man, Darwin spent five years in the 18030s with HMS Beagle as it travelled around the world. Darwin was privileged to follow his instincts as a naturalist. The result is “Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle Round the World”. Of course, the journey also led to the publication of “Origin of the Species” but this came some time later as Darwin slowly drew conclusions from his research.Darwin’s book is a wonderful read. He was viewing a new world with an open mind. Indeed, I was surprised that much of his writings cover geology and that broader biology seemed to be a second level matter. However, there is still the germ of fresh ideas within his geological comments. He clearly had no truck with the widely held religious belief that the world was only several thousand years old having been created by a celestial being. On viewing stratification in Chile he dismissed those who thought that the studies of geology “were impious and that it was quite sufficient that God has thus made the mountains”. He held this view despite being the son of a clergyman.Yet for all the science of Darwin, I enjoyed this book on a broader level. It is quite simply a well written travelogue that describes a world that has been lost with time. Today’s travellers are unable to see what Darwin saw. Things have changed as the human race changes its environment. There is nothing wrong with such change. However, Darwin sheds light on a world of a different time. I recommend it highly.

⭐This book is in the public domain, and I am not qualified to judge this edition against any other. That said, The Voyage of the Beagle is a wonderful book! Darwin is justifiably considered to be the greatest biologist of all time, and this book gives us a chance to see the world through his eyes at the very beginning of his scientific career. ( Darwin wrote this book in 1836, when he was in his early twenties) Amazingly, he is a fine writer too . The style seems very modern and easy to read. It’s as if you had a friend who was sending letters about his long trip around the world. And your friend, though modest and humorous, is also more observant, knowledgeable, perceptive, and adventurous than anyone you’ll ever meet. Darwin’s observations from his time in South America are particularly interesting from a biological and sociological point of view. His remarks about Australia, and New Zealand- both at an early stage of colonization by the British-less so. They are more like a travelogue. His descriptions of the Galapagos are a little disappointing too, because we know now that they were a major source of inspiration- and proof- for his theory of evolution. Only by reading between the lines. can we see what was coming. Also there are a few people who will not find his racial comments up to twenty-first century standards of political correctness. In this case he was only about 150 years ahead of his time. With subtle and sometimes bitter irony he shows his hatred of slavery and openness to native religions. At the end of the book, almost as an afterthought, he throws in some observations, and a theory, about the origins of coral reefs and atolls. It’s just one of a hundred natural history concepts he thought of. In the twentieth century it probably would have been worth a Nobel Prize. Very few primary sources, especially about great scientists and scientific theories are as accessible and entertaining as The Voyage of the Beagle.

⭐The print is almost miniscule. I find I can only read this otherwise really interesting book for very short periods before my eyes begin to feel the strain. I guess one gets what one pays for and for decent sized print I would have had to pay quite a bit more – but I can’t afford “quite a bit more”

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