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Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy by Charles Darwin ( Author )
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01-01-1839
Click "free sample" to read the whole book. No need to purchase. Excerpt from Preface: I have stated in the preface to the First Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the "Beagle," that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accom­panied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which re­ceived, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain Beaufort, the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. As I feel that the opportunities which I enjoyed of studying the Natural History of the different countries we visited have been wholly due to Captain Fitz Roy, I hope I may here be permitted to repeat my expression of gratitude to him ; and to add that, during the five years we were together, I received from him the most cordial friendship and steady assistance. Both to Captain Fitz Roy and to all the officers of the Beagle I shall ever feel most thankful for the undeviating kindness with which I was treated during our long voyage.*
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