CUL-DAR32.98-122    Note:    1833.01.01--1834.02.27   Geological diary: Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

isolated occurrence may be explained on a similar principle. — In Navarin Isd, (a) we find Guanaco. foxes Mice; it is highly probable that these animals passed over from the mainland, before the Beagle channel had broken through the bed of Alluvium. — In Wollaston Isd I saw the skull of a Guanaco on the beach. but not much rotted; was it brought over by the Fuegians? or is it an inhabitant? thus by the wasting of a few more centuries or even less time, we might have had islands where animals lived

CUL-DAR32.98-122    Note:    1833.01.01--1834.02.27   Geological diary: Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

104 1833 Jan Feb Tierra del Fuego 104 36 Glacier boulders. — many of them several tuns in weight. — The Glaciers form a perpendicular cliff of the clear ice to the sea; (when I was there it was the thawing season), a torrent, which runs may be heard roaring, behind the vertical face, drains the upper parts. — Large masses of ice are continually falling into the water, so that in the Beagle Channel we had a miniature of the icebergs of the Antarctic seas; as the cliff continues perpendicular

CUL-DAR34.181-182    Note:    [1833.02.00]   Geological diary: Bay. N. of Orange bay.   Text   Image

precisely similar rock (specimen memory of Mr Bynoes) in the gulf of Penas: This hill. as the others is quite unconnected with all others entirely formed of this rock. Yet the surface was covered by angular fragments of several varieties of greenstone: There is a mass of rock lying between all these hills. which would appear to be syenite. resembling that on the southern arm of Beagle Channell. The irregular form of hills, if submerged would explain the numberless islands of West coast. I

CUL-DAR30.178-200    Note:    1833.05.00--1833.06.00   Zoological diary: Maldonado   Text   Image

(b) The officers of the Beagle have never seen this animal to the South of the R. Negro.— The smell is most offensive.— I have often perceived the whole air impregnated, when the distance of Buck could not have been less than ½ a mile to Windward.— Are said by Gauchos to change their horns annually. Seem to like mountains. excessively numerous near the Sierra Ventana.— But they are spread more or less over the whole country.— (c) Specimen (2080) procured at Port Famine.— Mr Low says it the

CUL-DAR33.249-278    Note:    1833.08.03--1833.11.29   Geological diary: Pampas   Text   Image

(a) My opportunities of seeing this part of the country was riding from B. Ayres to St Fe returning by the Parana to the same place. — I rode from the R. Negro (in Patagonia) to B. Ayres; from this to St. Fe. — returned by the Parana: There from M: Video to the Uruguay, from thence to M: Video, where the Beagle started for Port Desire. — (b) The Tosca rock here was perforated by minute linear serpentine cavities, often lined with black. — Does not this occur in the water formation in the Paris

CUL-DAR33.249-278    Note:    1833.08.03--1833.11.29   Geological diary: Pampas   Text   Image

nature is singularly alike. — (V Journal for some short descriptions). The Pampas (of St Fe more especially) are most 1 The tooth was described by Owen in Fossil mammalia, pp. 108-9. See also Journal of researches, pp. 149ff. 2 Beagle diary, pp. 195-6. 253 vers

CUL-DAR33.227-228    Note:    1833.12.00   Geological diary: Coast of Patagonia — St Josephs Bay to Port Desire   Text   Image

Tilly Roads; that are its height may be 1200 feet. — [sketch map] [the sketch, in black ink, is on a small rectangle of tracing paper glued on the page] South Latitude [The place names along the coast of the sketch have not been transcribed.] 1 A reference to the Beagle diary, pp. 182-3. 228

CUL-DAR33.227-228    Note:    1833.12.00   Geological diary: Coast of Patagonia — St Josephs Bay to Port Desire   Text   Image

), Mate and Assistant Surveyor on the Beagle, 1831-1836. G] pencil in margin. Stet] pencil in margin. places] pencil insertion. 227

A900    Beagle Library:     De La Beche, Henry Thomas. 1834. Researches in theoretical geology. London: Charles Knight   Text   PDF

Darwin's Beagle Library [frontispiece] THE EARTH Supposed to be seen from Space. [page i

A922    Beagle Library:     Somerville, Mary. 1834. On the connexion of the physical sciences. London: John Murray.   Text

Darwin's Beagle Library [page i] ON THE CONNEXION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. BY MRS. SOMERVILLE. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. MDCCCXXXIV. [page ii

A718    Beagle Library:     Seale, Robert Francis. 1834. The geognosy of the Island of St. Helena, illustrated in a series of views, plans and sections; accompanied with explanatory remarks and observations. London: Ackermann and Co.   Text

Darwin's Beagle Library [page 1] THE GEOGNOSY OF THE ISLAND ST. HELENA, ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS, PLANS AND SECTIONS; ACCOMPANIED WITH Explanatory Remarks and Observations. BY ROBERT F. SEALE. HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CIVIL SERVICE. c. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY ACKERMANN AND CO., 96, STRAND. 1834. [page 2

A852    Beagle Library:     Proteus. 1834. The Bahama Islands. United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine 3: 215-26.   Text

Beagle Library: Weddell, James. 1825. A voyage towards the South Pole performed in the years 1822-24. London. [title page] THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL AND Aabal and Military Magazine. 1834. PART III. LONDON: PUBLISHED FOR HENRY COLBURN By R. BENTLEY; SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. [page] 21

EH88202338    Note:    1834--1835   Santiago notebook   Text   Image

Chancellor and van Wyhe eds. 'Santiago'. Beagle field notebook. EH1.18 [English Heritage 88202338] Transcribed and edited by Gordon Chancellor, John van Wyhe and Kees Rookmaaker. (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/) [front cover] Santiago Book. 50. [inside front cover

EH88202335    Note:    1834   Valparaiso notebook   Text   Image

C. Darwin H.M.S. Beagle Gypsum Biscatcha Mice Big Bones Shells in plain of town Earthquake 22 do Green Brec pass into each other Petorce Las Vacas Conchilee Cuy. Lepus minimus1 Puda. Chiloe deer ?2 Guemul Equus bilsulcus.3 1 See Port Desire, p. 79. 2 The wild deer of Chiloe, Puda puda. The heumul or southern Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) was first described and named Equus bisulcus by Molina 1794-5. [page 1b

EH88202335    Note:    1834   Valparaiso notebook   Text   Image

with two eyes some with one, but for his part he did not think that Chili saw with any ' Beagle diary, p. 256. [page 82a

EH88202338    Note:    1834--1835   Santiago notebook   Text   Image

30 dollars from Court yard. washing interesting operation feudal system of men slaves. Old Spanish lawyer. considered for long time. no man so rich that he sends naturalist for pleasure. there is a cat shut up here , do you think King of England allows man to explore stones reptiles. Don Pedros. Heresy. having snakes feeding Caterpillars.1 Mules on level road 4 quintals. 6 mules 1 An anecdote related by Juan Renous, a German merchant and naturalist resident in Chile from 1825, see Beagle diary

A843    Beagle Library:     Caldcleugh, Alexander. 1834. Geology of the Island of Juan Fernández. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 1: 256.   Text

Darwin's Beagle Library [page] 256 A memoir was then read On the Geology of the Island of Juan Fernandez, in the Pacific Ocean, by Alex. Caldcleugh, Esq. F.G.S. After a sketch of the past history and present state of this island, celebrated as the place of exile of Alexander Selkirk, the author proceeds to state that it is about twelve miles in length and four in breadth, possessing three ports, and consisting of very high land, the culminating point of which rises to about 3005 feet above the

F3613    Book contribution:     Darwin, C. R. 1946. [Letter to Charles Whitley 23 July 1834]. Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of fine illuminated manuscripts valuable printed books autograph letters and historical documents comprising a selected portion of the library formerly at Marbury Hall The property of the Honble. Mrs. Bertram Bell Fota Island, County Kerry. London.   Text

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [page] 356 DARWIN (Charles) Early and interesting A. L. s., 4 pp. 4to, Valparaiso, 23 July, 1834, written in the Beagle to Charles Whitley, describing his experiences and asking for news at home ...I find in geology a never failing interest, as has been remarked it creates the same great ideas respecting this world, which Astronomy does for the Universe. We have seen much fine scenery, that of the Tropics in its glory and luxuriance excels even the

A850    Beagle Library:     Lister, Joseph Jackson. 1834. Some observatons on the structure and functions of tubular and cellular Polypi, and of Ascidiæ. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 126: 365-88.   Text

Beagle Library [page] 365 XVIII. Some Observations on the Structure and Functions of tubular and cellular Polypi, and of Ascidi . By JOSEPH JACKSON LISTER, Esq. F.R.S. Received January 1, Read March 6 and 13, 1834. THE more obscure functions of vitality are of such difficult investigation, and possess at the same time so high an interest, that any one contributing, in however small a degree, to increase our information regarding them, may hope to meet with indulgence. This consideration

A780    Beagle Library:     Greenough, George Bellas. 1834. Anniversary address (1834). Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2: 44-70.   Text

Darwin's Beagle Library [page] 42 Address delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society, on the 21st of February 1834, by GEORGE BELLAS GREENOUGH, Esq. President. GENTLEMEN, You have learned from the Report of the Council that the Society has considerably gained in number since the last Annual Meeting. So large an accession of members shows the growing popularity of our science, and is at once a gratifying reward of your past exertions and a sure presage of your further

CUL-DAR34.188-189    Note:    1834.01.31--1834.02.01,1834.02.11--1834.02.12   Geological diary: Magdalen Island & Cape Negro, Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

of FitzRoy channel. Cape [Graves] same nature as Beagle Hills table land lofty. Many great block in Shoal harbor (same date with that at St Sebastian?): there generally is at Cape Negro not very much rounded. In alluvial cliffs same character but many rounded. I can fancy in great rush of detritus with earthy matter, partial more rapid currents. bearing gravels, forms curved plates amongst the softer matter. Hills about 5 miles to the South of cape Negro, are rounded wooded saddle backs. in

CUL-DAR31.216-227    Note:    1834.02.00--1834.03.00   Zoological diary: Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

(a) 880 Flustra with cells on one side of branch: Beagle Channel: 15 Fathom: Polypus essentially the same as in the above animal; stem (AB) as might be supposed from form of cell is longer in proportion; near point of junction, revolving organ was visible, but the greatest difference was in the regular oval figure of the organ, which in the above animal is kidney-shaped, in being much more distinctly divided from the cæcum: point of junction is merely a neck.— I could not count the arms or

CUL-DAR31.216-227    Note:    1834.02.00--1834.03.00   Zoological diary: Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

cells, which fill up the mass.— Could perceive no currents.— Adhæres to sea-weed.— Hab: same as above.— Crust. Mac: 860 March 1st.— East end of Beagle Channel.— Roots of Fucus G. Back Hyacinth brownish red with oblong marks spots of gem-like ultra-marine blue . one white transverse mark longitudinal one on tail; 1st great legs, same color as body, but penultimate limb centre part white edged with do blue . anti-penultimate ringed with white, do blue do red . other limbs legs with basal limbs

CUL-DAR31.216-227    Note:    1834.02.00--1834.03.00   Zoological diary: Tierra del Fuego   Text   Image

Tierra del Fuego 1834 March 1st Crepidula copied each sack, sometimes more or less: the young shells were crawling about in the interior; every part seemed perfect.— the bars or lines of the Branchiæ were very much developed in superior part of shell.— Body large in proportion to shell: anterior part of foot much produced.— Eye black dots: general color, yellowish white. Hab: as above: Flustra (with moving beak) (874) (1874 not spirits) (a) March 1st.— East entrance of Beagle channel: adhæring

CUL-DAR34.157-176    Note:    1834.02.14--1834.03.03   Geological diary: E Coast of T[ierra] del Fuego   Text   Image

high inclination rendered 1 The Beagle first anchored in Gregory Bay on 12 February 1834 (Beagle diary, p. 423). KR 161 vers