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CHAP. accustomed to Europeans as they appeared to be, yet they knew and dreaded our firearms; nothing would tempt them to take a gun in their hands. They begged for knives, calling them by the Spanish word cuchilla. They explained also what they wanted, by acting as if they had a piece of blubber in their mouth, and then pretending to cut instead of tear it. I have not as yet noticed the Fuegians whom we had on board. During the former voyage of the Adventure and Beagle in 1826 to 1830

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; for the fact of a body being invisible from its velocity would perhaps be to him an idea totally inconceivable. Moreover, the extreme force of a bullet that penetrates a hard substance without tearing it, may convince the savage that it has no force at all. Certainly I believe that many savages of the lowest grade, such as these of Tierra del Fuego, have seen objects struck, and even small animals killed by the musket, [page] 233 SCENERY AROUND BEAGLE CHANNE

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from the Beagle Channel, where the whole sweep from the summit to the base was full in view, and then from Ponsonby Sound across several successive ridges; and it was curious to observe in the latter case, as each fresh ridge afforded fresh means of judging of the distance, how the mountain rose in height. Before reaching Port Famine, two men were seen running along the shore and hailing the ship. A boat was sent for them. 1 Rengger, Natur. der Saeugethiere von Paraguay. S. 334. [page] 248 TIERRA

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!1 Inhospitable as this climate appears to our feelings, evergreen trees flourish luxuriantly under it. Humming-birds may be seen sucking the flowers, and parrots feeding on the seeds of the Winter's Bark, in lat. 55 S. I have already remarked to what a degree the sea swarms with living creatures; and the shells 1 With respect to Tierra del Fuego, the results are deduced from the observations by Capt. King (Geographical Journal, 1830), and those taken on board the Beagle. For the Falkland Islands

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there are some fine glimpses of the Andes; but these mountains appear much grander when viewed from the neighbouring hills; the great distance at which they are situated can then more readily be perceived. The volcano of Aconcagua is particularly magnificent. This huge and irregularly conical mass has an elevation greater than that of Chimborazo; for, from measurements made by the officers in the Beagle, its height is no less than 23,000 feet. The Cordillera, however, viewed from this point, owe

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, with a hearty good-will, to my companion Mariano Gonzales, with whom I had ridden so many leagues in Chile. The next morning the Beagle sailed for Iquique. July12th. We anchored in the port of Iquique, in lat. 20 12', on the coast of Peru. The town contains about a thousand inhabitants, and stands on a little plain of sand at the foot of a great wall of rock, 2000 feet in height, here forming the coast. The whole is utterly desert. A light shower of rain falls only once in very many years; and

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deep hiss, and drew in its head. These huge reptiles, surrounded by the black lava, the leafless shrubs, and large cacti, seemed to my fancy like some antediluvian animals. The few dull-coloured birds cared no more for me than they did for the great tortoises. 23rd. The Beagle proceeded to Charles Island. This archipelago has long been frequented, first by the Bucaniers, and latterly by whalers, but it is only within the last six years that a small colony has been established here. The inhabitants

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CHAP. in more detail the habits of both these reptiles. The whole of this northern part of Albemarle Island is miserably sterile. October 8th. We arrived at James Island: this island, as well as Charles Island, were long since thus named after our kings of the Stuart line. Mr. Bynoe, myself, and our servants were left here for a week, with provisions and a tent, whilst the Beagle went for water. We found here a party of Spaniards, who had been sent from Charles Island to dry fish and to salt

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several hours; and when it was over Captain Fitz Roy invited Queen Pomarre to pay the Beagle a visit. November 25th. In the evening four boats were sent for her majesty; the ship was dressed with flags, and the yards manned on her coming on board. She was accompanied by most of the chiefs. The behaviour of all was very proper; they begged for nothing, and seemed much pleased with Captain Fitz Roy's presents. The Queen is a large awkward woman, without any beauty, grace, or dignity. She has only one

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XIX the interval of seven years, they mustered only fifty-four individuals; and while each family of the interior of New South Wales, uncontaminated by contact with the whites, swarms with children, those of Flinders' Island had, during eight years, an accession of only fourteen in number! The Beagle stayed here ten days, and in this time I made several pleasant little excursions, chiefly with the object of examining the geological structure of the immediate neighbourhood. The main points of

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anchored for the second time at Porto Praya in the Cape de Verd archipelago; thence we proceeded to the Azores, where we stayed six days. On the 2nd of October we made the shores of England; and at Falmouth I left the Beagle, having lived on board the good little vessel nearly five years. Our Voyage having come to an end, I will take a short retrospect of the advantages and disadvantages, the pains and pleasures, of our circumnavigation of the world. If a person asked my advice, before undertaking

F279    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1890. On the structure and distribution of coral reefs; also geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. (With critical introductions to each part by J. W. Judd) London: Ward, Lock and Co. (Minerva Library no. 18).   Text   Image   PDF

Jameson's lectures on the effete Wernerianism, which at that time did duty for geological teaching, Darwin had found them incredibly dull, and he declared that the sole effect they produced on me was a determination never so long as I lived to read a book on Geology, or in any way to study the science. What a contrast we find in the expressions which he makes use of in referring to Geological Science, in his letters written home from the Beagle! After alluding to the delight of collecting and

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resided in the neighbourhood of the sea. The common prejudice of lying where one's ancestors have lain, would make the now roaming Indians bring the less perishable part of their dead to their ancient burial-ground on the coast. January 9th, 1834. Before it was dark the Beagle anchored in the fine spacious harbour of Port St. Julian, situated about one hundred and ten miles to the south of Port Desire. We remained here eight days. The country is nearly similar to that of Port Desire, but perhaps

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Beads, hill of, 158 Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, 230 Beech-trees, 251, 292 Beetles in brackish water, 22 on a fungus, 32 alive in sea, 168 at St. Julian, 180 dung-feeders, 520, 521 Behring's Straits, fossils of, 140 Bell of Quillota, 270 Benchuca, 352 Berkeley Sound, 199, 214 Rev. J., on Conferv , 15 on Cyttaria, 250 Berquelo river, 158 Bibron, M., 407, 411 Bien te veo, 56 Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago, 405 tameness of, 424 Birgos latro, 492, 512 Bizcacha, habits of, 73, 130, 273

F6    Periodical contribution:     Darwin, C. R. [Letters to W. Preyer] in Preyer, William Thierry. 1891. Briefe von Darwin. mit Erinnerungen und Erlaeuterungen. Deutsche Rundschau 17, No. 9 (June): 356-390.   Text   Image

] Erziehung begann in Wirklichkeit erst, als er an Bord des Beagle war. Ende der Universitaetsstudien wann? Pruefungen: Baccalaureus Artium (B.A.) wann? wo? 1831 zu Cambridge. Magister Artium (M.A.) wann? wo? Ich habe das Datum vergessen. Die Reise um die Erde vom 27. December 1831 bis zum 2. October 1836? Veroeffentlicht 1839. Wie er dazu kam, Naturforscher der Expedition zu werden? Der Capitaen Fiss Roy erbot sich, einen Theil seiner Cajuete irgend einem Naturforscher zu ueberlassen, welcher I. M

F1062    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1891. La descendance de l'homme et la sélection sexuelle. Trans. by Edmond Barbier. Preface by Carl Vogt. Paris: C. Reinwald.   Text   Image   PDF

Opinion, p. 3, juin 1869. 27. Journ. of Researches; Voyage of the Beagle, p. 46. [page break

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pour exprimer les affections les plus chères '. La différenc,, sans doute, resterait encore immense si même on comparatt le sauvage à un des singes supéreeurs, amélioré, civilisé, amené par l'éducation à occupe,, par rappott aux autres singes, la position que le chien occupe aujourd'hui par rappott à ses ancêtres primordiaux, le loup et le chaca.. On fange les Fuégiens parmi les barbares'lesslùs grosseers; cependant, j'ai toujouss été surpris, à bord du vaisseuu le Beagle, de voir combien trois

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existent entre les races humaines les plus distinctes. Les indigènss américains, les Nègres et les Européens, ont des qualités intellectuelles aussi différentes que trois autres races quelconques qu'on pourrait nomme,, cependant, tandss que je vivais avec des Fuégeens, à bord du Beagle, j'observai chez ces derniers, de nombreux petits traits de caractère, qui prouvaient combien leur esprtt est semblabee au nôtre, je fis la même remarque relativement à un Nègre pur sang avec lequel j'ai été

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a erré dans une forêt tropicale doit avoir été frappé du vacarme que font les Cicadés mâles. Les femelles sont muettes, et, comme le dit le poète grec Xénarque, heureuee la vie des cigales, car elles ont des épouses muettes ». Nous percevions distinctement, à bord du Beagle, qui avatt jeté l'ancee à 500 mètres de la côte du Brésil, le brutt fait par ces insecte;; le capitaine Hancock dit qu'on peut l'entendre à la distance d'un mille. Les Grecs conservaient autrefois ces insectes en cage pour

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indigènes augmentent la longueur apparente de leur chevelure en y entrelaçant des matières fibreuse.. Bien que les cheveux soient ainsi estime,, les Indiens du nord de l'Amérique regardent comme « très vutgaires x les poils du visage, et ils les arrachent avec grand soin. Cette pra-quPe règne dans°tout le continent américain, de l'ile Vancouver au nord, à la Terre-de-Feu au mid.. Lorsque York Minster, un Fué-gien à bord du Beagle, fut ramené dans son pays, les indigènss lui consellèèrent d'arracher les

F6    Periodical contribution:     Darwin, C. R. [Letters to W. Preyer] in Preyer, William Thierry. 1891. Briefe von Darwin. mit Erinnerungen und Erlaeuterungen. Deutsche Rundschau 17, No. 9 (June): 356-390.   Text   Image

thoerichtem Ekel das Studium der Anatomie, und ich habe dieses mein ganzes Leben hindurch bereut. Ich beobachtete zu Edinburg niedere Seethiere. In Cambridge fammelte ich energifch Kaefer und pfuschte ein wenig in die Geologie, aber ich ftudirte keinen Gegenstand wissenschaftlich, sondern nur zur Unterhaltung. Ich arbeitete nie, bis ich auf den Beagle kam, und da arbeitete ich von ganzem Herzen. C.D. Zu Edinburg gab mir Dr. Grant, jesst Professor an der Londoner Universitaet, Anleitung, die niederen

F6    Periodical contribution:     Darwin, C. R. [Letters to W. Preyer] in Preyer, William Thierry. 1891. Briefe von Darwin. mit Erinnerungen und Erlaeuterungen. Deutsche Rundschau 17, No. 9 (June): 356-390.   Text   Image

waehrend der Erdumseglung mit dem Beagle beruehrte, bleibt fuer eine andere Gelegenheit vorbehalten. Es liegen von diesen umfangreichen Briefen nur Auszuege vor, welche, wie bereits bemerkt wurde, als Manuscript auf des Adressaten Veranlassung in einer kleinen Anzahl von Exemplaren am 1. December 1835 gedruckt wurden, weil einige der geologischen Notizen darin in einer Sitzung einer gelehrten Gesellschaft zu Cambridge am 16. November 1835 besonderes Interesse erregten. Die Aeusserungen Darwin's

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reisen, als das Anerbieten, mit dem Beagle zu gehen, mix gemacht und von mir freudigst angenommen wurde. Ich vermuthe jedoch, dass kein Mann fchlechter vorbereitet als ich es war, ausser als blosser Sammler, je eine solche Reise angetreten hat. Ich wusste nichts von Anatomie und hatte niemals irgend ein systematisches Wert ueber Zoologie gelesen. Ich hatte nie in zusammengesesstes Mikroskop beruehrt und hatte erst vor ungefaehr fechs Monaten angefangen, mich mit Geologie zu beschaeftigen. Aber ich

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. Werther Herr! Als ich an Bord des Beagle war, glaubte ich an die Permanenz der Species, aber so viel ich mich zu erinnern vermag, gingen mix gelegentlich vage Zweisel durch den Kopf. Nach meiner Heimkehr im Herbste des Jahres 1836 begann ich sogleich mein Tageburch fuer die Veroeffentlichung vorzubereiten, und sah dann, wie viele Thatsachen die gemeinschastliche Abstammung der Arten andeuteten, so dass ich im Juli 1837 ein Notizbuch begann, um irgend welche Thatsachen einzutragen, welche fuer

A268    Book:     Holder, Charles Frederick. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life and work. New York: G. P. Putnam's sons.   Text   Image   PDF

APPENDIX. LIST OF WORKS BY CHARLES DARWIN. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of her Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1S26 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Vol. hi., Journal and Remarks, 1832-36. By Charles Darwin. 8vo. London, 1839. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, under the