CUL-DAR216.19a    Printed:    1882.04.21   [Obituary notice of Darwin Charles Robert] `Morning Post'   Text   Image

, where he graduated B.A. in 1832, and M.A. in 1837. His hereditary aptitude for the study of natural science was early perceived by his instructors; the Rev. Mr. Henslow, professor of botany at Cambridge, recommended him therefore to Captain Fitzroy and the Lords of the Admiralty, in 1831, when a naturalist was to be chosen to accompany the second surveying expedition of her Majesty's ship Beagle in the Southern Seas. The first expedition, that of the Adventure and Beagle (1826–30), had explored

CUL-DAR216.3a    Printed:    1882.04.21   [Obituary notice of Darwin Charles Robert] `Daily News'   Text   Image

nineteenth century was trained under her care. In 1825 Darwin left Shrewsbury for Edinburgh, where he attended the University lectures for a period of two years, at the end of which he entered at Christ College, Cambridge. He took his degree in 1831. In this year he learned that Captain Fitzroy had offered to share his cabin with any competent naturalist who would accompany him in H.M.S. Beagle, which was about to sail on a voyage of circumnavigation. Darwin tendered his services, and doubtless the

CUL-DAR216.17b    Printed:    1882.04.29   Obituary: Charles Robert Darwin F.R.S. `Lancet': 712-714   Text   Image

. Darwin's first scientific work was done between the years 1831 and 1836 on board H.M.S. Beagle, to which ship he had been appointed Naturalist. The Beagle, a ten-gun brig, was commanded by the Hon. Captain Fitzroy, who subsequently became the head of the meteorological department, and Darwin joined the expedition in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitzroy to have some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him to give up part of his own accommodation. The general

CUL-DAR215.39a    Printed:    1882.04.29   Obituary: Charles Darwin `Academy'   Text   Image

retirement, in the full light of the public eye his whole life long. His history is the history of his work. The grandson of Erasmus Darwin, and the son of a not undistinguished father, Charles Robert Darwin was born at Shrewsbury in 1809. From the Grammar School of his native town he went to Cambridge, which can have taught him very little that he would care to learn. In the very year of his degree (1831) Fitzroy took him as naturalist on his voyage round the world in the Beagle; and his narrative

CUL-DAR112.A67-A68    Correspondence:   Blomefield Leonard né Jenyns to Hooker Joseph Dalton  1882.05.01   Blomefield Leonard né Jenyns to Hooker Joseph Dalton   Text   Image

Blomefield, L. Jenyns. 1882.05.01. [Recollections of Darwin]. CUL-DAR112.A67-A68 [67] [in another hand] L. Jenyns copy Extract of letter from the Rev. L. Blomefield FLS to J.D. Hooker, dated Bath May 1/82. You are quite right in the idea that I had been asked to go out with Fitzroy in the Beagle, I will state the exact circumstances of the case. capt. F. was a great Friend of Peacock, Fellow of Trin. eminent mathematician, said to him Can't you find me a man in your University to go out with

CUL-DAR112.A97-A98    Correspondence:   Stokes John Lort to Darwin [F?]  1882.09.16   Stokes John Lort to Darwin [F?]   Text   Image

Always shall I remember the emphatic manner he made use of them in trying in vain to stop a herd of Guanacoes rushing down a pass in the lava Cliffs on the St. Cruz River in Patagonia, he with his geological Hammer myself with a gun and very nearly were we both run over. Mr. Fitzroy Admiral Sullivan might be able to furnish the material you require. Regretting very much 9

CUL-DAR200.3.37    Printed:    1883   'Inaugural address to Abernethian Society 5 October 1882' London Adlard: 20pp   Text   PDF

excursions, Professor Henslow offered to Mr. Darwin the post of naturalist on the Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy. The offer was gladly accepted, and in this capacity Darwin started on a voyage round the world, which furnished him with many of the facts, and partly suggested the ideas which astounded the world when published in his 'Origin of Species.' During this voyage he suffered much from sea sickness, and this, along with occasional privations in his journeys, laid the

CUL-DAR200.3.39    Printed:    1883.05.02   'Anniversary address to Royal Society of New South Wales, 2 May 1883' Sydney: 17pp. Offprint.   Text   Image   PDF

naturalist was to be chosen to accompany the surveying expedition of her Majesty's ship Beagle in 1831, Darwin was recommended to Captain Fitzroy and the

A317    Book:     Woodall, Edward. 1884. Charles Darwin. A paper contributed to the Transactions of the Shropshire Archæological Society. London: Trübner.   Text   Image   PDF

German, the Germans having thus early shown their appreciation of Mr. Darwin's genius. It is impossible to give even an 1 Introduction to the Origin of Species, 1859. 2 In 1839 Mr. Colburn published an account of the Voyages of the Beagle and the Adventure (which had previously been engaged on a similar survey), in two volumes, by Captain King and Captain Fitzroy; and, as a third volume, but complete in itself and sold separately, Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the

A317    Book:     Woodall, Edward. 1884. Charles Darwin. A paper contributed to the Transactions of the Shropshire Archæological Society. London: Trübner.   Text   Image   PDF

and, writing to Admiral Sullivan (who accompanied Captain Fitzroy in the Beagle), he said— I had always thought the civilization of the Japanese the most wonderful thing in history, but I am now convinced that what the missionaries have done in Tierra del Fuego, in civilizing the natives, is at least as wonderful. Not content with expressing his admiration, Mr. Darwin sent a donation to the South American Missionary Society by which the work was accomplished; and amongst the tributes paid to

A317    Book:     Woodall, Edward. 1884. Charles Darwin. A paper contributed to the Transactions of the Shropshire Archæological Society. London: Trübner.   Text   Image   PDF

religion, and was entirely open. I owe more than I can express to this excellent man. His kindness was steady; when Captain Fitzroy offered to give up part of his own cabin to any naturalist who would [page] 2

A856    Book:     Walford Edward. 1884. Greater London: a narrative of its history, its people, and its places, vol. 2. London: Cassell   Text   Image

maternal grandfather was the greatest of potters, Josiah Wedgwood. Charles Darwin himself was educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1831. From the first the young man had shown a strong bent towards the study of natural history, and when Captain Fitzroy offered a berth on board the Beagle on her surveying voyage, to any naturalist who would accept it, Darwin caught eagerly at the offer, unsalaried as the post was. On his return from this

CUL-DAR112.A99-A108    Correspondence:   Sulivan B J to Darwin Francis (Sir [1913]) (Sir [1913])  1884.12.12   Sulivan B J to Darwin Francis (Sir [1913]) (Sir [1913])   Text   Image

the survey, after all the stormy region was finished, and only the west coast north of Peru to complete, had besides his vessel of 400 tons, a fine tender of about 100 tons, and two good decked boats of 12 tons, costing about 22,000 a year, while FitzRoy, with all the rough work to complete 10

CUL-DAR112.A99-A108    Correspondence:   Sulivan B J to Darwin Francis (Sir [1913]) (Sir [1913])  1884.12.12   Sulivan B J to Darwin Francis (Sir [1913]) (Sir [1913])   Text   Image

shown by the fact, that through the splendid seamanship of FitzRoy, and his naming the officers [106v

A254    Book:     Allen, Grant. 1885. Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton.   Text   Image

DARWIN LYELL 177; outcome of his work, HAECKEL, letter to, 67; 192 'History of Creation,' 124; Darwin, Erasmus, 10; his life, on sexual selection, 151 20; appearance, 21; poems, Henslow, Prof., 35; ib.; 'Zoonomia, 21;' Temple recommends Darwin to Capt. of Nature,' 25; his marriages, Fitzroy, 38; at Oxford, 118 25; on descent of man, 133; Herbert, Dean, 18 on sexual selection, 146 Herschel, Sir Wm., 15 Darwin, Erasmus, the younger, Holland, Sir Henry, 27 34 Hooker, Sir Joseph, 74; Darwin

A254    Book:     Allen, Grant. 1885. Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton.   Text   Image

his own collections by the light thrown upon them from the focussed lamps of the most minute technical learning. As for the journal, it was originally published with the general account of the cruise by Captain Fitzroy in 1839, but was afterwards set forth in a separate form under the title of 'A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World.' But while Darwin was thus engaged in arranging and classifying the animals and plants he had brought home with him, the germs of those inquiring ideas about the

A328    Pamphlet:     Blomefield, Leonard. 1887. Chapters in my life: With appendix containing special notices of particular incidents and persons. Bath: [privately printed].   Text   Image   PDF

It was soon after taking his degree that Darwin had the appointment of Naturalist in the Beagle, the vessel in which the late Capt. Fitzroy made his surveying voyage,—extending over five years. The appointment arose in this way. Dean Peacock, at that time fellow of Trinity College, was intimate with Captain Fitzroy, and was applied to by the latter, as to whether he could not find some one among the Cambridge men, who would be fit and willing to accompany him in his voyage in the capacity of

A75    Book:     Bettany, G. T. 1887. Life of Charles Darwin. London: Walter Scott.   Text   Image

candour, his desire to learn, his respect for those who were already masters of science, won upon the great men with whom he came in contact. It was by no means as one who knew very little that Henslow recommended Darwin to Captain Fitzroy, but as a young man of promising ability, extremely fond of geology, and indeed all branches of natural history. In consequence, says Fitzroy, an offer was made to Mr. Darwin to be my guest on board, which he accepted conditionally. Permission was obtained

A75    Book:     Bettany, G. T. 1887. Life of Charles Darwin. London: Walter Scott.   Text   Image

Birds, described by J. Gould, with a notice of their habits and ranges by C. D., with an anatomical appendix by T. C. Eyton. Part iv., Fish, described by L. Jenyns. Part v., Reptiles, described by T. Bell.) 5 parts. London, 1810-39-43, 4 . The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. Being the first part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, 1832 to 1836. London, 1842, 8vo. Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, visited during the voyage

A75    Book:     Bettany, G. T. 1887. Life of Charles Darwin. London: Walter Scott.   Text   Image

Earthworms, Darwin on, 150-152 Edinburgh Review, on Descent on Man, 124; on Erasmus Darwin, 12, 13; on Origin of Species, 94 Edinburgh University, 21-24 Ehrenberg, 31 Entomology, 25, 141-3 Evolution, History of, in Darwin's mind, 39, 40-2, 46, 47, 50, 64-78, 112 Expression of Emotions, 126-135 F. Falkland Islands, 43, 60 Fertilisation, Cross and Self-, in the Vegetable Kingdom, 141-3 Fertilisation of Orchids, 103-106 Fitzroy, Capt., 27, 29, 31, 48, 49 Forms of Flowers, 143 Fuegians, 42, 43

F1452.3    Book:     Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 3. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

F. Darwin, Esq., of St. John's College, Cambridge: communicated by Prof. Sedgwick. It is Indexed under C. Darwin.] Notes upon the Rhea Americana. Zool. Soc. Proc., Part v. 1837, pp. 35 36. Observations of proofs of recent elevation on the coast of Chili, made during te survey of H.M.S. Beagle, commanded by Capt. FitzRoy. [1837.] Geol. Soc. Proc. ii. 1838, pp. 446 449. A sketch of the deposits containing extinct Mammalia in the neighbourhood of the Plata. [1837.] Geol. Soc. Proc. ii. 1838, pp

A105    Periodical contribution:     Richardson, R. 1888. Darwin's geological work. Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society 1-16.   Text   Image

were wholly composed of coral. Such formations, he exclaims, surely rank high amongst the wonderful objects of this world. Throughout the whole group of islands, every single atom, even from the smallest particle to large fragments of rock, bears the stamp of having been subjected to the power of organic arrangement. Captain Fitzroy, at the distance of but little more than a mile from the shore, sounded with a line 7200 feet long, and found no bottom. This island is therefore a lofty submarine

A344    Periodical contribution:     Huxley, T. H. 1888. [Obituary notice: Charles Robert Darwin]. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 44 (269): i-xxv.   Text   Image

same peculiarity prevented his father) from passing successfully through, the medical curriculum and becoming, like his father and grandfather, a successful physician, in which case ' The Origin of Species would not have been written. Darwin has jestingly alluded to the fact that the shape of his nose (to which Captain Fitzroy objected), nearly prevented his embarkation in the Beagle '; it may be that the sensitiveness of that organ secured him for science. [page] v

F277    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1889. The structure and distribution of coral reefs. 3d ed. With a preface to the third edition by Francis Darwin and an appendix by T. G. Bonney. London: Smith Elder and Co.   Text   Image   PDF

FitzRoy, for having permitted me to volunteer my services on board H.M.S. Beagle, and for his uniform kindness in giving me assistance in my researches, I can here only repeat my obligations to him. The materials for this volume were nearly ready two years ago; but owing to ill health, its publication has been delayed. The two succeeding Parts one on the volcanic islands visited during the voyage of the Beagle, and the other on South America will appear as soon as they can be prepared. May 2

F277    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1889. The structure and distribution of coral reefs. 3d ed. With a preface to the third edition by Francis Darwin and an appendix by T. G. Bonney. London: Smith Elder and Co.   Text   Image   PDF

extraneous particles. Two soundings were obtained at the depth of 360 fathoms, and several between 200 and 300 fathoms. The sand brought up from these depths consisted of finely triturated fragments of stony zoophytes, but no, as far as I could distinguish, of a particle of any lamelliform genus: fragments of shells were rare. At a distance of 2,200 yards from the breakers, Captain FitzRoy found no bottom with a line 7,200 feet in length; hence the submarine slope of this coral formation is steeper than