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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 105) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

St. Jago to Fernando Norinha 1832 Febu. 15th Saw the rocks of St Pauls right ahead: 16th heaved to during the night, this morning we were a few miles distant from them. — When within 3 miles, two boats were lowered, one with Mr Stokes for surveying the island, the other with Mr Wickham myself for geologizing shooting. — St Pauls may be considered as the top of a submarine mountain. — It is not above 40 feet above the sea, about 1/2 a mile in circumference. — Bottom could not be found within a

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 107) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

St. Jago to Fern: Norinha 1832 Feb. 16th Whilst we were so active on shore, the men in the boat were not less so. — They caught a great number of fine large fish would have succeeded much better had not the sharks broken so many of their hooks lines: they contrived to land three of these latter fish, during our absence 2 large ones were caught from the ship. — We returned in great triumph with our prey, but were a good deal fatigued. — The island is only 50 miles from the Equator, the rocks

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 109) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

St. Jago to Fern: Norinha 1832 Febr. 17th two thirty in number, were put altogether on the lower deck. — The hatchways were battened down, so we were in the dark very hot. — Presently four of Neptunes constables came to us, one by one led us up on deck. — I was the first escaped easily: I nevertheless found this watery ordeal sufficiently disagreeable. — Before coming up, the constable blindfolded me thus lead along, buckets of water were thundered all around; I was then placed on a plank

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 111) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

[From page 110 to 124 the even numbers are recto pages] St. Jago to Fern: Norinha 1832 Febru. 18th At last I certainly am in the Southern hemisphere, whilst enjoying the cool air of the evening, I can gaze at the Southern Cross, Magellans cloud the great crown of the South. — In August quietly wandering about Wales, in February in a different hemisphere; nothing ever in this life ought to surprise me. — I find I had formed a very exaggerated idea of the heat in these zones during their cooler

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 112) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

Fernando Norinha 1832 Feb 19th on the deck in a still less time a dozen knives were skinning him for supper. — The view of the group of Islands was very grand by the clear moonlight, I felt rather disappointed when I found at day-break 20th that the hills are by no means lofty. — I have written one account of the Island in my geology and it is much too hard work to copy anything when the sun is only a few degrees from the Zenith. — I spent a most delightful day in wandering about the woods

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 113) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

Fernando Norinha 1832 Feb 20th wood in these glorious regions. — I joined the Captain in the evening was informed that we should sail that very evening. — What decided his plans is the great difficulty in landing in the surf. — 21 We sailed at night, but have not made much way this morning, — latterly it has been a dead calm, the ships head standing the wrong way. — As long as one was motionless the extreme heat is rather enjoyable — but after any bodily or mental exertion a most helpless

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 114) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

Fernando Norinha to Bahia 1832 Feb 23d, 24th 25th These three days have passed by quietly without note, — On the 23d we had scarcely got out of the variables which are so common in the Equatorial regions, but for the two last days we have been driving with a steady Trade wind for the continent of S America. — Since leaving Teneriffe the sea has been so calm that it is hard to believe it the same element which tossed us about in the Bay of Biscay. This stillness is of great moment to the

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EHBeagleDiary (page sequence 115) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1831.00.00--1836.00.00 Beagle diary Text

Fernando Norinha to Bahia 1832 Feb 26th For the first time in my life I saw the sun at noon to the North: yesterday it was very near over our heads therefore of course we are a little to the South of it. — I am constantly surprised at not finding the heat more intense than it is; when at sea with a gentle breeze blowing one does not even wish for colder weather. — I am sure I have frequently been more oppressed by a hot summers day in England. 27th Quietly sailing, tomorrow we shall reach

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CUL-DAR121.- (page sequence 58) Note: Darwin Charles Robert 1837.00.00--1838.00.00 Notebook B: [Transmutation of species] Text Image

[excised, located in CUL-DAR208.5] Fernando Norinha Ophyressa bilineata (Gray) new liza species, belonging to true. American genus. Waterhouse1 says he is certain, that in insects, each family, however many there may be, represent every other; for instance in Heteromera, you have representatives (which at first would be mistaken for) Carabidae, Crysomela, Scarabadae, longicornes. — Again taking a subdivision of Heteromera 1 George Robert Waterhouse. Description of some new species of exotic

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A575 (page sequence 5) Pamphlet: Rookmaaker, Kees. 2009. Darwin's itinerary on the voyage of the Beagle. Text

Day 55 – Mon – 20 Feb 1832 – (Harbour) – Fernando Norinho (Fernando Norinha, Brazil) 03º51' S 32º25' W 1832 Fernando to Bahi