Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary / Edition 1

by Charles Darwin, R. D. Keynes

Overview

Here is a fascinating record of one of the most famous journeys ever made. This work constitutes an accurate historical document as well as an evocative travelog that conveys Charles Darwin's personal account of the voyage with freshness and immediacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521003179
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/24/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x 1.22(d)

About the Author

Richard Darwin Keynes is Emeritus Professor of Physiology at the University of Cambridge, and fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. In parallel with research and teaching on physiology and biophysics, he has a long-standing interest in the voyage of the Beagle, and has also edited The Beagle Record (1979) and Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes and Specimen Lists from the H. M. S. Beagle (2000).

Date of Birth:

February 12, 1809

Date of Death:

April 19, 1882

Place of Birth:

Shrewsbury, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

B.A. in Theology, Christ¿s College, Cambridge University, 1831

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Note on editorial policy; Principal sources of references; The Beagle Diary 1831–1836; Biographical register; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...a record of his immediate feelings, the sea-sickness, the triumphs of his palaeontological finds, close shaves with General Rosas and military activity in Patagonia, drinking maté and smoking cigarillos with the Gaucho, the stars glittering over the Andes...vivid and expressive..." Janet Browne

"...beautifully edited...Keynes's edition includes a well-sculpted and informative historical introduction, carefully edited text, watercolor illustrations...and a biographical register of individuals mentioned in the text...this corpus establishes R.D. Keynes, emeritus professor of physiology at Cambridge, as an expert on the Beagle voyage." Journal of the History of Biology

"An intimate portrait of Darwin the man emerges, characterized by wonder, good humor, and the abiding sense of curiosity..." Northeastern Naturalist

From the Publisher

A transcript of the diary kept by Darwin throughout the Beagle voyage in which he recorded his daily activities, not only on board the ship, but also during several long journeys that he made in Patagonia and Chile. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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