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CUL-DAR39.178    Note:    [Undated]   Venus Munsterii d'Orbigny / "Tertiaire Guarenien" commence close to St   Text   Image
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [178] Venus Munsterii d'Orbig Tertiaire Guarenien commence close to St Feè no not for 60-90 miles [South America, p. 92: hese beds now form only a narrow and much denuded strip of land; but they must once have extended much further; for on the next stream, south of the S. Juan, Capt. Sulivan, R.N., found a little cliff, only just above the surface of the river, with numerous shells of the Venus Munsterii, D'Orbig.,—one of the species occurring at St
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CUL-DAR262.8.1-2    Abstract:    [Undated]   Index to contents of Drawer / Catalogue   Text   Image
(3 Catalogue of Subjects c. (not solely books) 14. Sulivan notes on Falkland Isd. — 15 Pfeiffer ranges of Land shells on varieties found in different islands of Philippines. Abstract of little use Catalogue, of little use — note in ranges of same genera in N. S. hemisphere, negative Notes from Mr Cuming about shells in Pacific. 16. Johnstons Physical atlas: on geograph. Bot. On zoology distinct (on range of bats, with extract from Fischer letters by Jones). On decrease of sables c. Alpine
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CUL-DAR46.1.18    Abstract:    [Undated]   Mackinnon `Pamphlet on Falkland Islands': 24-25, 29   Text   Image
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [18] Mackinnon's Pamphlet on the Falkland Islds (Struggle for Existence) (Q) p 24. on N. side of this isld as far as Port Pleasant, the cattle are generally of a dark colour, some bulls being of the most jetty black; to the southward they get lighter lighter, until at the extreme S. at times, you meet with whole herds of a beautiful white colour. [Variation 1: 67: Cattle have run wild there during eighty or ninety years; and in the southern districts
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CUL-DAR41.57    Figure:    [Undated]   Section on the East side between the settlement & old House   Text   Image
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 57 Section on the east side between the settlement old House. [sketch]  [sketch]   8 ft      15 yds              50 yds–                          6 ft  5 yds  20 yds     50 yds     near the last At this point the rocks at the foot of the beach (breccia) was more rugged with loose blocks on the top from one to 2 feet square. The beach covered with blocks of the same size the reef also very rugged – NB. In this latter part the breccia in one section
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EH88202326    Note:    1831--1836   Despoblado notebook   Text   Image
Sunday [12 June 1836] Museum long walk 13 Monday [June 1836] evening Colonel Bell1 15 [June 1836] Sir J Herschel2 16 [June 1836] Returned to ship 17 [June 1836] Walk with Sulivan3 18 [June 1836] Sailed. windy Mem at C of Hope SE bearing corrected wrongly 1 John Bell (1782-1876), army officer. 2 John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), astronomer, mathematician, chemist and philosopher of science. 3 Bartholemew James Sulivan (1810-1890), second Lieutenant on the Beagle. [page 74b
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
1832 July 24th Midshipmen, Mrss Stewart, Usborne, Johnson, Stokes, Mellersh, King, Forsyth. Hellyar, Captains clerk. Mr Bino, acting surgeon; Mr Rowlett, purser. Mr Chaffers, Master. Mr Sulivan, 2d Lieutenant; Mr Wickham, 1st Lieutenant; R. Fitz Roy, Commander. There are (including Earl, the Fuegians myself) 76 souls on board the Beagle. I hear the cable rattling through the Hawse-hole so we have come to an anchor for the night. 25th A fine breeze has carried us to an anchor within six or
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
to a charge, would have been most imposing. In evening dined with Mr Parry. 13th At last the unsettled politicks weather have permitted us to walk in the country: Wickham, Sulivan, Hammond myself went out shooting if our sport was not very good the exercise was most delightful. [page] 211 Monte Vide
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
the sun is very powerful, there being no shelter the heat being reflected from the sand hillocks. 20th Staid on board: 21st In the morning there was a good deal of wind; so that I did not leave the ship. 22nd Had a very pleasant Cruise about the Bay with the Captain Sulivan. We staid sometime on Punta Alta about 10 miles from the ship; here I found some rocks. These are the first I have seen, are very interesting from containing numerous shells the bones of large animals. The day was perfectly
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
. — 25th This being Christmas day, all duty is suspended, the seamen look forward to it as a great gala day; from this reason we remained at anchor. — Wigwam Cove is in Hermit Island; its situation is pointed out by Katers Peak, which a steep conical mountain 1700 feet high which arises by the side of, overlooks the bay: — Sulivan Hamond myself started after breakfast to ascend it: — the sides were very steep so [as] to make the climbing very fatiguing, parts were thick with the Antarctic Beech
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
wigwam cove resounded, with guns fired in the Caverns at the Wild fowl; we three also screaming to find out echos, Sulivan amusing himself by rolling down the precipes huge stones, I impetuously hammering with my geological tools the rocks. They must have thought us the powers of darkness; or whatever else, fear has kept them concealed. — Wigwam Cove has frequently been visited: it was named by Mr Weddell: The Chanticleer, with Capt. Forster remained here some months; the remains of the tent
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
unpleasant passed in struggling to get about 50 miles to Windward against a strong current. 8th At last we reached Jame's Island, the rendezvous of Mr Sulivan. — Myself, Mr Bynoe three men were landed with provisions, there to wait till the ship returned from watering at Chatham Isd. — We found on the Isd a party of men sent by Mr Lawson from Charles Isd to salt fish Tortoise meat ( procure oil from the latter). — Near to our Bivouacing place, there was a miserable little Spring of Water. — We
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
1835 Decemb 25th rest; after this the party knelt prayed; in their prayers they mentioned Mr Busby his family the Missionaries, each separately in their his respective district. — Mr Busby then went in told them how glad he was to see how they were employed: — they replied they had done so ever since the first young man had gone, so should continue. — 26th Mr Busby offered to take Mr Sulivan myself in his boat some miles up the River river Cowa-Cowa, then to walk on to the village of Waiomio
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
with Mr Sulivan to examine several interesting features in the geology of the surrounding mountains. — 18th In the afternoon put to sea; our usual ill fortune followed us; first with a gale of wind, then with scarcely any wind at all. 29th The Beagle crossed the Tropic of Capricorn for the sixth last time. — We were surprised grieved by finding light northerly breezes, within limits generally occupied by a strong trade wind. — July 8th In the morning arrived off St Helena. (23) This island, the
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
parts brushwood took the place of larger trees, with here there a red Cypress or an Alerce. — I was also much interested by finding our old friend the T. del F. Beech, Fagus antarcticus; they were poor stunted little trees, at an elevation of little less than a thousand feet. — This must be, I should apprehend from their appearance, nearly their Northern limit. — We ultimately gave up the ascent in despair. — 10th The Yawl Whale-boat, with Mr Sulivan, started to continue their survey: the next
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
never seems to grow tired of pouring down. — 17th We ran along during the next day the Southern part of [the] outer coast of Chiloe; The country is similar to that on the inside coast viz a thickly wooded plain white cliffs facing the sea: further to the North the coast becomes bolder. — We made during the night a good run 18th by noon on the Sunday reached S. Carlos. — We found Mr Sulivan with the Yawl Whaleboat, who had made a prosperous Cruise. [page] 514 Chilo
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
North of Quillota: I believe it contains, including Coquimbo, 25 thousand inhabitants. — (76) 26th Having seen what I wanted — returned to the Hacienda 27th the following day, Don Jose I reached Coquimbo late in the afternoon. — June 2nd Set out for the valley of Guasco, taking with me a guide for the road. — The Beagle was to sail for Valparaiso a few days afterwards, from thence to Copiapo to pick me up then to Peru. Capt Fitz Roy hired a small vessel left a party under the command of Mr Sulivan
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EH88202366    Note:    1831--1836   Beagle Diary   Text   Image
was inhabited by Indians. — I do not think there is any place which the Beagle has visited, of which I have seen so little; so I will write no more. — September 6th The little schooner Constitution in which Mr Sulivan surveyed North coast of Chili has been bought of the Capt. for Government. — Mrs Usborne Forsyth are left in her to survey the coast of Peru afterwards return in a merchant vessel to England. 7th 15th The Beagle sailed for the Galapagos: on the 15th we were she was employed in
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F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF
of Gymnodinium or Gonyaulax. 2 Bartholomew James Sulivan was a Lieutenant on the Beagle, 1831-6. Surveyed the Falkland Islands, 1838-46. Admiral, 1877. 3 See Dic. Class. 16:556. [CD P. 318 commences] Spawn (a) SE by E [number omitted] miles from the group of the Galapagos in the open sea, out of sight of land. a strip of water NNE SSW, some miles long, slightly convoluted a few yards wide, was of a very yellow mud color. In a bucket, whole surface was covered by little nearly transparent balls
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F1840    Book:     Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF
, 209 10, 212 13, 256, 278, 399 Liesk, Mr 310, 311, 367 Lima xxiii, 249, 359, 411 12, 417, 421 Linnaeus, Carl xiii, xviii Linnean Society 318 Lister, Martin 109 London Society of Natural History 254 Los Arenales 359 Low, William 173, 278 Lowes Harbor 229, 277, 279 82, 356, 409 Lyell, Charles 8, 35 Macbeth 28 Madagascar xxiv Madeira 8 Magellan, Straits of xxiv, 101, 122, 132 3, 135, 161, 181 2, 188 90, 209, 213, 226, 345 6, 351, 353, 381, 396, 398, 402, 404 Maldonado xx, xxi, xxiv, 57, 65 6, 150 1
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CUL-DAR32.15-20    Note:    1832.01.17--1832.01.18   Geological diary: Quail Island   Text   Image
cliff height about 40 ft. Where however the third stream has capped the top the height probably 180 ft. — (5) (77-81) (37-44) 1 Bartholemew James Sulivan (1810-1890), second Lieutenant on the Beagle. Mr Sulivan...180 ft. —] added pencil. 15
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CUL-DAR36.438-444    Note:    [1835.02.00--1835.06.00]   Geological diary: Chili   Text   Image
cone, with a broard saddle shaped crater 6729 ft yards across ( r measurement Mr Sulivan).1 Viewed from the South appears a table shaped mountain. This mountain was known to be a volcano till half a century ago when an immense explosion broke down part of the crater. is said to emit much sulphureous vapor. The height is 7621 ft. 26 miles to South of this we have the Corcobado, 7440 ft high, seated close to the sea, pealed, form not quite regular, sides from with base angle about 33 . (Villa Rica
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CUL-DAR31.316-317    Note:    1835.03.00   Zoological diary: Chile   Text   Image
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 316 Chili 1835 March 7-9 Infusoria (a) The sea some few leagues North of Concepcion was of a muddy color in great bands, certainly more than 1 or 2 miles long.— Again 60 miles South of Valparaiso the same appearance was very extensive; although 40 or 50 miles from the shore I though it was owing to a current of muddy water brought down from the Maypo. B Mr Sulivan however having drawn some up in a glass, thought he saw by the aid of a lens moving
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CUL-DAR37.716-795A    Note:    1835.10.00   Geological diary: Galapagos Islands [All images collated into a single sequence, together with transcription]   Text   Image   PDF
[Notes to 783 (37)r] (a) Mr Sulivan informs me that there is a small Isd on the S East end of James Isd which consists of a mere circular ridge Volcanic Sandstone its diameter is 1/3 of mile. — is very low towards the South but not fairly broken through; it contains a shallow lake of water which appears to rest on Salt. This water appears to be on same level with the Sea.1 — He has seen another Crater in which the Sea- water entered at only at times of high water. — 1 One of the Rocas
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CUL-DAR37.716-795A    Note:    1835.10.00   Geological diary: Galapagos Islands [All images collated into a single sequence, together with transcription]   Text   Image   PDF
Volcanic exhalation? Or when the Crater was close to on the level of the Sea, (a) did the Salt water percolate into it deposit the Salt. — Perhaps an analysis of its Brine may throw some light on this. 1311 Tin label . — At the distance of 2-3 miles there is another hill of similar appearance, in the Crater of which there is said to be another Salina. — Still closer there is a more lofty hill (1200 ft) than either, entirely composed of Volcanic Sandstone.2 Mr Sulivan informs me the Crater is dry
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CUL-DAR37.716-795A    Note:    1835.10.00   Geological diary: Galapagos Islands [All images collated into a single sequence, together with transcription]   Text   Image   PDF
. have their Southern side either much entirely broken down removed or much lower than the remaining other parts of the circumference. This is more especially manifest in the low small Islands which consist solely of the ridge 1 John Lort Stokes. 2 Bartholomew James Sulivan. 3 Edward Main Chaffers. The vast ...the ridge] paragraph crossed out with a large X. have their...circumference.] added pencil. 788 (41
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CUL-DAR37.716-795A    Note:    1835.10.00   Geological diary: Galapagos Islands [All images collated into a single sequence, together with transcription]   Text   Image   PDF
1835 Galapagos Isds There is one very interesting observation made in their respective surveys by Mrss Stokes, Sulivan Chaffers, namely that all the Craters have their Southern side either entirely broken down removed, or much lower than the other parts of the circumference. In the beginning of this Chapter, I have mentioned the extraordinary numbers of the Craters scattered throughout the group: these may be divided into three Classes. Firstly, the immense cauldron-like orifices of the
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CUL-DAR37.716-795A    Note:    1835.10.00   Geological diary: Galapagos Islands [All images collated into a single sequence, together with transcription]   Text   Image   PDF
Galapagos Isds [illeg] is the largest most perfect, the internal diameter, of the Crater being one mile; the three Crossmans1 Enchanted Isd 2 ; these five are situated to the Southward Eastward of Albermale Isd: Gardner, Champion Enderby near Charles Isd : two small islets near Indefatigable Is3 one near James Isd. 4 Mr Sulivan [illeg] also informs me that near the SE extremity of this latter Island there is the small Islet which has been described as containing a Salt lake has the Southern a
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CUL-DAR33.166-216    Note:    [1836]   Geological diary: Falkland Islands 'My observations on the geology of the Falkland Islands.'   Text   Image
any great remote disturbance in a fluid. There 1 Presumably a reference to Bartholemew James Sulivan (1810-1890), second Lieutenant on the Beagle. Sulivan tiles] pencil in margin. 192v [blank] 19
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CUL-DAR33.166-216    Note:    [1836]   Geological diary: Falkland Islands 'My observations on the geology of the Falkland Islands.'   Text   Image
number, which are placed at right angles to the first system so form a network. I examined many fragments of curved strata I found, the thread-like veins to occur in all. doom-shaped hill The connection between the strata being much arched the presence of potentially solid veins is palpable; [Sulivan] in the direction of chief curvature therefore of chief extension of the convex parts, the greater number of veins are found, those which are directed at right angles to the first lines, must originate
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CUL-DAR41.52    Note:    [1836.04.00]   Mr Sulivan [says] in some the narrow channels between the smaller islands   Text   Image
Darwin, C. R. Mr Sulivan. than in some the narrow channels between the smaller islands. [4.1836] CUL-DAR41.52 Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/) 52 Mr Sulivan. than in some the narrow channels between the smaller islands, the stream was so rapid, with 4 or 5 ft deep, that the whole boat could scarcely pull against it. he was afraid to wind the boat! It is clear from Mr Sulivan's sections that, no law with respect to windward
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
Mr Sulivan. than in some the narrow channels between the smaller islands. the stream was so rapid. with 4 or 5 ft deep. that the whole boat could scarcely pull against it. he was afraid to wind the boat! — It is clear from Mr Sullivans sections that. no law with respect to Windward Leeward. — Shape of lower Mountain [19v
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CUL-DAR41.40-45    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Cocos Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
X. Considering the breadth of reef between the 2 this must always happen. — As the reef is broarder at SE. point, than behind Houses = How are the soundings. = NB. Yet Sulivan makes the reef. very narrow. on some of the point on SE part (owing to greater accumulation?) The four Bulwark agents 1 Astrea 2 [sketch]1 } 3 Millepora } ? which most effective 4 Corallina The width of B discoloured water beyond the Breakers varys much. — I could discover no law. – V. chart excepting on West Isd. where
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
X. Considering the breadth of reef between the 2 this must always happen. — As the reef is broarder at SE. point, than behind Houses = How are the soundings. = NB. Yet Sulivan makes the reef. very narrow. on some of the point on SE part (owing to greater accumulation?) The four Bulwark agents 1 Astrea 2 [sketch]1 } 3 Millepora } ? which most effective 4 Corallina The width of B discoloured water beyond the Breakers varys much. — I could discover no law. – V. chart excepting on West Isd. where
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
(26 section on the East side between the settlement old House. [sketch] 15 yds / 50 yds near the last [sketch] 5 yds / 20 yds / 50 yds at this point the rocks at the foot of the beach (Breccia) was more rugged with loose blocks on the top from one to 2 feet square. the beach covered with blocks of the same size the reef also very rugged — [Section drawing and notes by B. J. Sulivan] NB. In this latter part the Breccia in one section extended to near the Breakers. about 50 yd. wide. There is no
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
( (13 (1) These hillocks are chiefly on the Windward shore: there was one which Mr Sulivan measured estimates at 24 ft. another even considerably higher: even 35 ft ! The North point of Horsburg; a sandy beach with shoal water extending a long way out. quite exception to general structure of reef produced by set of tides figure of the Lagoon. quite irregular. In general discussion: paucity of plants a difficulty in the depression theory. – Mem. Lesson1 The structure of these reefs. strictly
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CUL-DAR41.53-56    Note:    [1836.04.00]   Sulivans outside deep soundings (and other lists of soundings, with   Text   Image
(30) calc sand abundant (21) calc sand do arming broken (16) calc sand, tolerably abundant, mark of something hard (14) little calc sand; arming broken (35) much calc sand, 4 Mr Sulivan thinks the latter time, depth 5-600 fathoms Mem. the lines cut at great depth ؟ what depths. Mr Stuart1 came away his anchor in 13 F fathoms. lead in 16. F: The Capt when sounding in 10 12 fathoms. frequently had the lead jammed, so as not to be without much difficulty to extricate it. How the rough the bottom
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CUL-DAR41.40-45    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Cocos Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
The Windward side with respect to land thought oldest. most perfect Mem. Keeling Isd. opens to windward Mr. Sulivan states that the SE decidedly in the windward side SW leeward — Curious facts of blocks thrown up, — doubtless when on outlying Islet; sand dunes protected by Vegetation: no ridge on strips of land; ∴ not essential to a perfect lagoon Isd.– no ledges in lagoon: — I believe the stone crops out in several places on sides of Lagoon, which looks like a trifling subsidence — [7-11
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
The Windward side with respect to land thought oldest. most perfect Mem. Keeling Isd. opens to windward Mr. Sulivan states that the SE decidedly in the windward side SW leeward — Curious facts of blocks thrown up, — doubtless when on outlying Islet; sand dunes protected by Vegetation: no ridge on strips of land; ∴ not essential to a perfect lagoon Isd.– no ledges in lagoon: — I believe the stone crops out in several places on sides of Lagoon, which looks like a trifling subsidence — [7-11
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
the land appeared to be gradually wearing away — outside House [sketch] 10 yds / 5 yds / 200 yds [sketch] The beach steeper much Higher than on the N Island the Breccia appeared to be in layers dipping to the sea — the lower, layers where the top ones were washed away much more compact. another half sheet of W FINCHER 1835 again opposite orientation from CUL-DAR41.46 and CUL-DAR41.48. Page written in a fair hand, likely to belong to B.J. Sulivan. [17v
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
(30) Calc sand abundant (21) Calc sand — do — arming broken (16) Calc sand, tolerably abundant, mark of something hard (14) little Calc sand; arming broken (35) Much Calc sand, Mr. Sulivan thinks the latter time. depth 5-600 fathoms Mem the lines cut at great depths ⸮ what depths:  — Mr. Stuart1 carried away his anchor in 13 F fathoms lead in 16. F: The Capt when sounding in 10 12 fathoms. frequently had the lead jammed. so as not to be without much difficulty to extricate it. — How then rough
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CUL-DAR41.40-45    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Cocos Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
breakers. — Here we found great masses. rounded with a curvilinear outline, up to 8 ft in diameter 1 Bartholemew James Sulivan (1810-1890), second Lieutenant on the Beagle. JvW page is lightly crossed out in pencil. seaward of the Breccia] pencil line separates the previous writing from the following. [3v
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CUL-DAR41.40-57    Note:    [1836.04.00]   [Notes on the geology and corals of Keeling Islands]   Text   Image
breakers. — Here we found great masses. rounded with a curvilinear outline, up to 8 ft in diameter 1 Bartholemew James Sulivan (1810-1890), second Lieutenant on the Beagle. JvW page is lightly crossed out in pencil. seaward of the Breccia] pencil line separates the previous writing from the following. [3v
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CUL-DAR38.902-919    Note:    1836.06.00   Geological diary: Cape of Good Hope   Text   Image
8 Cape of Good Hope Lions rump to the Head, a beautiful contact of the clay. slate granite may be seen (pointed out to me by Dr Smith). The clay slate is here changed into a thinly laminated rock, composed of small brilliant scales of mica separated by layers of yellowish granular mineral, which I do not know whether it is quartz or felspar; the laminae are undulating. — 3668 69. — I did not see any of the clay slate formation far South of Cape town, but near Simons Bar, Mr Sulivan discovered
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CUL-DAR38.902-919    Note:    1836.06.00   Geological diary: Cape of Good Hope   Text   Image
solid, but is full of irregular cavities, containing, (where a fragment is first broken) loose sand; hence the external surface is honeycombed of singular figures. — Mr Sulivan discovered high up in the mountains near Simons Bay, a small formation of this substance, bordering each side of a little stream or valley. — A fragment when first broken, showed, around each little ball of sand, a compact stone, so charged with iron as to possess a metallic lustre 3644: 45: 46, — In the stone angular
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EH88202325    Note:    1837--1839   St Helena Model notebook   Text   Image
divisions of cats. Tortoise shell grey-banded. ?species?' B250. Sulivan, Bartholomew James (1810-90). Naval officer and hydrographer. Lieutenant in the Beagle, 1831-6. Surveyed the Falkland Islands, 1836-46 (Moore Scannell, 1986). Admiral 1877. Nata cattle are described in Variation 1: 89-91. They may also be the subject of a manuscript Darwin sent to George Robert Gray in December 1838 (see Correspondence 2: 136). Almost certainly a reference to Gould's illustration of Darwin's Rhea, Pterocnemia
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CUL-DAR5.B77    Abstract:    [Undated]   Mackinnon `Falkland Islands' 1838   Text   Image
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [B77] Weather Journal post by Lieut. Sulivan. Falkland Islds. In Mackinnon Falkland Islds 1838 [Weather Table of the Falkland Islands October 1838 - March 1839] These mean temperatures are given from the observation most carefully taken by thermometer in tube within open tube at 12. 8 am. 12. 8 P.M. The means of each therefore this whole month
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F8.2    Book:     Darwin, C. R. ed. 1838. Mammalia Part 2 no. 1 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. By George R. Waterhouse. Includes by Darwin: Geographical introduction (pp. i-v) and A notice of their habits and ranges. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. London: Smith Elder and Co.   Text   Image   PDF
. (January.) This specimen was given me by Lieut. Sulivan, who obtained it amongst the islets on the Eastern side of Chiloe. It is not, I believe, common, nor do the humid and impervious forests of that island appear a congenial habitation for members of this family. It must, however, be observed, that even in Tierra del Fuego, where the climate is still less hospitable, and where the number of insects is surprisingly small, I saw one of these animals on the wing. D. FAMILY NOCTILIONIDÆ. DYSOPES
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CUL-DAR206.1    Note:    [1839--1844]   Questions & experiments   Text   Image   PDF
equal in flower with leaves.— strawberries How soon early do characters of races of different vegetables animals come on.— Compare calves Compare young, beans, cabbages.— History of Pheasant-fowl. Hen coloured like cock-pheasant: said not to sit on own eggs Flowers in short turf, for abortion, or for sterility Land Birds Madeira migratory — ask Gould about N. Zealand, as Cuculus lucidus is.— Ask Sulivan about Falklands Isds — Snipe migratory — probably united by Land to S. America (1
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EH88202575    Note:    1839--1882   Charles Darwin's Address Book.   Text   Image
Account Books (Down House). Sulivan Admiral Sir B.J. K.C.B Bournemouth Bartholomew James Sulivan. Also mentioned above. Scott, W. R. (Blind Deaf) St. Leonard's Exeter William Robson Scott (1811-1877), Principal of the West of England Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, 1841-1877. Settegast H. Prosken Silesia Hermann Settegast (1819-1908), German agronomist. Spencer Herbert 37 38 Queens Gardens Bayswater (W) Herbert Spencer. Also listed above. Saporta Comt G. de Comt, Aix en
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Sharpe D. Esq. 2. Adelphi Terrace Daniel Sharpe (1806-1856), geologist. Also listed below. Smith Dr. A. 13. St James Place Andrew Smith (1797-1872), Army surgeon. Strzelecki Count 45 Pall Mall Paul Edmund de Strzelecki (1797-1873), Polish-born explorer in Australia. Sulivan Capt. Dacre Cottage. Lee Kent 3 4 Grotes Building Blackheath. Presumably Bartholomew James Sulivan (1810-1890), naval officer and Darwin's friend from the Beagle voyage. None of the surviving letters match these addresses
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