![]() Though storied, the Beagle's voyage is frequently misunderstood, its mission and geographical breadth unacknowledged. This image of Darwin the Sage, however, crowds out the vital younger man whose curiosities, risk-taking, and travels aboard HMS Beagle would shape his later theories and serve as the foundation of his scientific breakthroughs. In the popular imagination, he peers at us from behind a bushy white Old Testament beard. " The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career."Ĭharles Darwin – alongside Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein – ranks among the world's most famous scientists. An illuminating and lively narrative of Charles Darwin's formative years and his adventurous voyage aboard the H.M.S. ![]()
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