The Voyage Of The Beagle

The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwins account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species. It covers Darwins part in the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. The book is a vivid and exciting travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field jourl covering biology, geology, and anthropology. It was written at a time when Western Europeans were exploring and charting the whole world, and it demonstrates Darwins keen powers of observation.