The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
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THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE BY
CHARLES DARWIN
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THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
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
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