The offer of a position on the Beagle, which Charles received on August 30, 1831, came through his advisor, Henslow, at Cambridge. Henslow himself had been invited to be the naturalist for the ship, but had turned down the opportunity. The voyage had been commissioned by the government to map the coast of South America and was being captained by Robert FitzRoy, a 26-year-old gentleman who had led a ship to South America the year before. FitzRoy was eager to have the companionship of someone who, unlike the sailors and officers of the ship, was of his social class. A gentleman naturalist would fit the bill perfectly, providing companionship while increasing the usefulness and prestige of the voyage. Most well-established naturalists, like Henslow, had proven to be busy or disinclined, so the job had fallen to the promising but inexperienced Charles Darwin.

Media	Böcker Pocketbok (Bok med mjukt omslag och limmad rygg)
Releasedatum	10 september 2016
ISBN13	9781537594088
Utgivare	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antal sidor	396
Mått	216 × 280 × 21 mm · 911 g
Språk	Engelska

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