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Cambridge, where he and his wife kept open house once a week to all those who shared his keen interest in natural science. Darwin soon felt at ease in this congenial atmosphere; and thus a friendship began that led to far more than the offer of the place of naturalist on board H.M.S. Beagle. Between these two men there arose that immeasurable mutual influence that can arise between two unlike but sincere personalities. Darwin sensitive, inexperienced, anxious leant heavily on Henslow's wise

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Valparaiso, lasting twenty-three and thirty-six days respectively; first crossing the Cordillera to Mendoza, and then riding 420 miles to rejoin the Beagle at Copiap . In these long traverses, the differentiation and distribution of living species became visible to him: the barriers of ocean, sterile plain, or mountain range, were closely observed. The small islands off the south-west coast, with their small mammals, were forewarnings of the demonstration to follow at the end of 1835, in the

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contracted Chagas disease in South America, an illness prevalent in the Argentine, Chile and parts of Brazil where the 'great Black Bug of the Pampas', mentioned by Darwin in the Voyage of the 'Beagle', is the most important vector of Trypanosoma Cruzi, the causative agent. Any proof of such infection is now well-nigh impossible; but those interested in Darwin's illness should note Letter 54, written when Darwin was in an acute state of anxiety over his load of work. In this, he tells Henslow of his

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where Darwin could not follow. In the same way he must have known during the voyage of the Beagle, many years earlier, that Henslow could not follow him in 'grinding general laws out of large collections of facts'.1 He could never discuss 'philosophical botany' with Henslow as he could later with Henslow's son-in-law, J. D. Hooker.2 This correspondence, so heavily one-sided, is nevertheless a dual portrait. To most readers, even those well-versed in Darwin and his period, Henslow's character

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and 10. 2 Captain Robert FitzRoy, 1805-65, commanding H.M.S. Beagle. He had been on a previous surveying cruise to S. America under Captain King during the years 1826-30. His surveys were noted for their excellence. Became Governor of New Zealand, the settlers petitioning Parliament for his recall. On his return, the science of meteorology and the lifeboat service owed much to his labours. Darwin wrote to his sister in 1832: 'I should not call him a clever man, yet I feel convinced nothing is

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voyage would not have suited him. I am much obliged for your advice de Mathematicis. I suspect when I am struggling with a triangle I shall often wish myself in your room, as for those wicked sulky surds, I do not know what I shall do without you to conjure them. My time passes away very pleasantly. I know one or two pleasant people, foremost of whom is Mr. Thunder Lightning Harris,1 whom I daresay you have heard of. My chief employment is to go on board the Beagle try to look as much like a

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when amongst others I received your most kind letter: you may rely on it, during the evening, I thought of the many most happy hours I have spent with you in Cambridge. I am now living at Botofogo, a village about a league from the city, shall be able to remain [some del] a month longer. The Beagle has gone back to Bahia, will pick me up on its return. There is a most important error in the longitude of S America, to settle which this second trip has been undertaken. Our Chronometers at least

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grande golopeador. I left the Beagle at the R. Negro crossed by land to B. Ayres. There is now carrying on a bloody war of extermination against the Indians, by which I was able to make this passage. But at the best it is sufficiently dangerous, till now very rarely travelled. it is the most wild, dreary plain imaginable; without [one del] settled inhabitant or head of cattle. There are military Postas, at wide intervals, by which means I travelled. We lived for many days on deer ostriches had to

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LETTER 33 [To: C. Darwin Esq. H.M.S. 'Beagle', Valparaiso, S. America. From: J. S. Henslow Paid 3/7 Postmark: Shrewsbury, Aug 5, 1834] Cholsey, Wallingford,1 22 July 1834 My dear Darwin It is now some months since I received your last letter with the intention of answering it so soon as I should be able to give you an account of the safe arrival of your cargo of skins etc. These were delayed at Dr Armstrongs up to the time of my quitting Cambridge I have only just heard that he has at length

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the forests of Chiloe Valdivia. before the Beagle sails for Lima, I shall be obliged to send away one more box: this will be the last, with which I shall trouble you. I am afraid so many boxes must have been very much in your way. I trust they may turn out worth their stowage. I will write again, when this last Cargo is sent. You ought to have received about a month since 2 boxes by H.M.S. Challenger before that 2 Casks one jar by H.M.S. Samarang. Will you write to me directed to Sydney, not

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LETTER 41 [To: The Revd Profr: Henslow Cambridge Postmark: B Ju 22 1836] Sydney January 1836 My dear Henslow This is the last opportunity of communicating with you before that joyful day when I shall reach Cambridge. I have very little to say: But I must write if it was only to express my joy that the last year is concluded that the present one in which the Beagle will return, is gliding onwards. We have all been disappointed here in not finding even a single letter; we are indeed rather

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rain, wretchedly cold: if Napoleon's ghost haunts his dreary place of confinement, this would be a most excellent night for such wandering Spirits. If the weather chooses to permit me, I hope to see a little of the Geology (so often partially described) of this Isds. I suspect that differently from most Volcanic Islds. its structure is rather complicated. It seems strange, that this little centre of a distinct creation should, as is asserted, bear marks of recent elevation. The Beagle proceeds

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, which of course I am right willing to do. I expected rather an awful interview, but I never found anything less so in my life. It will be my fault if I do not make a good work; but I sometimes 1 Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough St., who in 1839 published The Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836 etc. Vol. III contains Darwin's account of the second voyage. 2 Thomas Spring Rice, 1790-1866, first Baron Monteagle of Brandon in

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APPENDIX II [On Darwin's publications during the period of Part II of these letters, 1838 to 1860] The five quarto volumes of the Zoology of the Beagle, which Darwin edited and superintended, were issued in the years 1839 to 1843 and involved heavy work and much journeying to London. The volumes on the Geology of the Voyage, his major interest and study during the years of travel, ran currently with the last volume of the Zoology, and came out in 1842, 1844 and 1846. More important as evidence

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APPENDIX IV [A note on Charles Darwin and Coral Islands by D. R. Stoddart] Darwin's interest in corals during the early part of the voyage was clearly zoological, and it was not until he found impressive evidence of crustal movement in the Andes that he began to form his theory of the development of barrier reefs and atolls by slow subsidence of the reef foundations. This was first mentioned in a field notebook in July 1835, (see Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle by Nora Barlow, 1945

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, was 70 ft high and 45 ft in girth and was supposed to be 6,000 years old.' 4 J. S. Henslow's brother-in-law, and often mentioned in the following letters. Leonard Jenyns, 1800-93, became Vicar of Swaffham Bulbeck, near Cambridge, where Darwin often visited him. Good field naturalist, and author of many works on natural history and papers in scientific journals. He almost accepted the offer of the post on H.M.S. Beagle before it was offered to Darwin. Later he moved to Bath and took the name

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specimen of a bird, which to my unornithological eyes, appears to be a happy mixture of a lark pidgeon snipe (No. 710) [added bracketed above line].1 Mr Mac Leay himself never imagined such an inosculating creature. 2 I suppose it will turn out to be some well- 1 This number refers to the number in the Beagle notebook labelled Ornithology, in which he entered all his bird observations. The numbers were consecutive for all biological specimens, the geological specimens having a separate series. See

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distinguished men who sometimes visited Henslow, and on several occasions I walked home with him at night.' Although Charles cannot have read Whewell's History of the Inductive Sciences until after his return from the Beagle voyage (the first edition was published in 1837), he must have heard him discourse in a philosophical vein on science in a manner which may have influenced him profoundly, seeking as he was for an open-minded approach. After his return, Charles praised Whewell's History of

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has unflinted Mr. Brown's Heart, for he was very gracious to me, and talked about the Galapagos plants; but before he never would say a word.' See LL, I, p. 282. 2 This possibility was not realised. Darwin's Journal of Researches was first published as Vol. III of Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle in 1839, the delay caused by FitzRoy's procrastination. This volume had a separate reprinting under the title Journal of Researches in Geology and Natural

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snubbing it as Grant had done, and introduced him to some other great men in Cambridge. But Darwin was still no scientist, and the confession which he made of his disappointment when Adam Sedgwick rejected the tropical shell which had been said to have been found in a quarry of glacial origin,2 showed that he did not even know what natural science meant a few weeks before he sailed in the Beagle. It has been claimed for Darwin by Professor Harold Fruchtbaum3 that when he sailed in the Beagle

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Darwin Fox on 16 November. Lyell, Hooker, and Huxley must have received advance copies, which were available in October. Darwin's letter to Owen is written in the friendly tone which prevailed in all their correspondence since shortly after the return of the Beagle. The draft of Owen's reply is likewise cordial, but somewhat defensive, as if he were already reinsuring his position, and establishing a priority of method and principle. Owen must have written again to Darwin, to ask him for the

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Researches into Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World…, London, 1870, quoted Strzelecki (p. 448). The Letter by Charles Darwin Darwin's letter consisting of three octavo pages was written at Down, Bromley, Kent in the middle of 1845, and was in the form of an acknowledgement for a copy of Strzelecki's book. It reads as follows: Down Bromley Kent Sunday My dear Sir I received a few days since your kind valuable present. I am exceedingly

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that the 'Beagle' had been originally scheduled to visit Tasmania depending on the season (Narrative, 2, p. 33; instructions to FitzRoy) and one may suspect that this part of the itinerary became known to him only in Sydney. Thus, during the evening of Friday, 5th February 1836, a blustery wet day (Narrative, 2, p. 624), Charles Darwin reached Hobart Town in the 'Beagle' (Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle, vol. III, p. 532). Darwin records in his narrative that

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Street quarry 1/2 day). As at least two of the 11 days were sabbaths, and likely to be observed as days of rest and letter writing (see below re letter to Katherine) almost all his time in Hobart can be accounted for. The 'Beagle' sailed from Hobart on 17th February, having been 11 days in port (Darwin in the Narrative, p. 534, apparently erroneously gave the figure as 10 days). Darwin wrote in his journal (pp. 532, 533, 536), . . . first aspect of the place (Hobart) . . . very inferior to

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conspicuous feature in this neighbourhood rising close behind the town to the height of(i) 3,100 ft is similarly constituted.—Passing over the low ground at its foot composed of the W first series, we first reach in the ascent the anomalous flinty and slaty rocks, then come to the Sandstones; these strata extend to a height perhaps of 1200 ft, above which there is nothing but Greenstone.—As the Strata on the sides are not very much disturbed. (i) 'Anguln. M. Beagle' is written in the margin at