Happy #DarwinDay! Yes, #lockdown 3 is long but imagine being stuck on a boat for years with no TV, no internet & definitely no Netflix. Luckily, when #CharlesDarwin set sail on the HMS Beagle in 1831 he had access to a library of over 400 #books on the ship...
For #DarwinDay let’s explore some of what Darwin read to help him pass the time… #DarwinsDockdown
As #Darwin was following in the footsteps of earlier voyage naturalists, the Beagle library was well stocked with an excellent collection of books chronicling classic expeditions, such as James Cook’s three voyages to the Pacific Ocean. *Disclaimer: this book is a later account.
Many of the Beagle library books were beautifully illustrated with woodcuts or engravings of animals...
Georges Cuvier’s ‘The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization…’ (1827-35) had several volumes full of spectacular images covering mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, fossils, molluscs, crustaceans, arachnids and insects.
Georges Cuvier’s ‘The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization…’ (1827-35) had several volumes full of spectacular images covering mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, fossils, molluscs, crustaceans, arachnids and insects.
Georges Cuvier’s ‘The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization…’ (1827-35) had several volumes full of spectacular images covering mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, fossils, molluscs, crustaceans, arachnids and insects.
Georges Cuvier’s ‘The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization…’ (1827-35) had several volumes full of spectacular images covering mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, fossils, molluscs, crustaceans, arachnids and insects.
Using the vivid descriptions and chart in Syme’s ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ (1814) Darwin was able to identify the colours of the natural world and accurately record the colours of the plants and animals he encountered on his voyage.
Using the vivid descriptions and chart in Syme’s ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ (1814) Darwin was able to identify the colours of the natural world and accurately record the colours of the plants and animals he encountered on his voyage.
Using the vivid descriptions and chart in Syme’s ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ (1814) Darwin was able to identify the colours of the natural world and accurately record the colours of the plants and animals he encountered on his voyage.
Using the vivid descriptions and chart in Syme’s ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ (1814) Darwin was able to identify the colours of the natural world and accurately record the colours of the plants and animals he encountered on his voyage.
Using the vivid descriptions and chart in Syme’s ‘Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours’ (1814) Darwin was able to identify the colours of the natural world and accurately record the colours of the plants and animals he encountered on his voyage.
The most important book for Darwin was Lyell’s ‘Principles of Geology’ (1830-33). Lyell argued the earth is extremely old & processes that changed the earth in the past are still at work today.
Lyell's theory allowed for the longer time span Darwin believed necessary for evolution to occur.
Lyell's theory allowed for the longer time span Darwin believed necessary for evolution to occur.
Lyell's theory allowed for the longer time span Darwin believed necessary for evolution to occur.
Reading other books of exploration encouraged Darwin to chronicle his own voyage. His bestseller was published in 1839 as Darwin’s ‘Journal of Researches.’ A revised 2nd edition was published in 1845 with a dedication to Charles Lyell and his “admirable Principles of Geology.”
Reading other books of exploration encouraged Darwin to chronicle his own voyage. His bestseller was published in 1839 as Darwin’s ‘Journal of Researches.’ A revised 2nd edition was published in 1845 with a dedication to Charles Lyell and his “admirable Principles of Geology.”
Reading other books of exploration encouraged Darwin to chronicle his own voyage. His bestseller was published in 1839 as Darwin’s ‘Journal of Researches.’ A revised 2nd edition was published in 1845 with a dedication to Charles Lyell and his “admirable Principles of Geology.”
Reading other books of exploration encouraged Darwin to chronicle his own voyage. His bestseller was published in 1839 as Darwin’s ‘Journal of Researches.’ A revised 2nd edition was published in 1845 with a dedication to Charles Lyell and his “admirable Principles of Geology.”
To learn more about what Charles Darwin read on board the Beagle http://darwin-online.org.uk/BeagleLibrary/Beagle_Library_Introduction.htm
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