Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle (1831–1836)

1. Darwin accepts Beagle position under FitzRoy

   Sep 1, 1831Labels: Charles Darwin, Robert FitzRoy, HMS Beagle

   • Britannica
   • Beagle Project
   • ScienceDirect

2. HMS Beagle departs Plymouth on second voyage

   Dec 27, 1831Labels: HMS Beagle, Robert FitzRoy, Chronometers

   • Cambridge Lib
   • Beagle Project
   • Beagle Voyage

3. First scientific landfalls at Cape Verde islands

   Jan 16, 1832Labels: Cape Verde, Charles Darwin

   • Cambridge Lib
   • Britannica
   • Darwin Online

4. Darwin explores Brazilian environments and slavery

   Feb 29, 1832Labels: Brazil, Slavery, Charles Darwin

   • Nature 1912
   • Britannica
   • Beagle Voyage

5. Fossil discoveries at Bahía Blanca (Punta Alta)

   Sep 6, 1832Labels: Bah a, Punta Alta, Fossils

   • Darwin Online
   • Beagle Voyage
   • Covington

6. Beagle visits Tierra del Fuego; mission attempt begins

   Dec 16, 1832Labels: Tierra del, Robert FitzRoy, Missionary effort

   • Cambridge Lib
   • Whalesite
   • Beagle Project

7. Surveying and collecting intensify along South America

   Aug 1, 1833Labels: South America, HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin

   • Beagle Project
   • Beagle Voyage
   • Britannica

8. Darwin witnesses the 1835 Chile earthquake aftermath

   Feb 20, 1835Labels: Concepci n, Chile, Charles Darwin

   • Quake 1835
   • Britannica
   • Beagle Voyage

9. Darwin arrives in the Galápagos Islands

   Sep 15, 1835Labels: Gal pagos, Charles Darwin

   • Beagle Voyage
   • Darwin Friends
   • Britannica

10. Beagle reaches Australia; Darwin studies new fauna

    Jan 12, 1836Labels: Australia, Port Jackson, Charles Darwin

    • Timetoast
    • Beagle Voyage
    • Britannica

11. Cocos (Keeling) atoll visit supports coral-reef theory

    Apr 1, 1836Labels: Cocos Keeling, Coral atoll, Charles Darwin

    • Cocos Islands
    • Darwin Diary
    • Darwin Online

12. Darwin and Beagle return to England at Falmouth

    Oct 2, 1836Labels: Falmouth, HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin

    • Beagle Voyage
    • Beagle Project
    • Cambridge Lib

13. Darwin completes major rewrite of his Beagle journal

    Jun 1, 1837Labels: Beagle journal, Charles Darwin

    • Darwin Online
    • Voyage Beagle
    • Britannica

14. Darwin publishes Journal and Remarks (Beagle narrative)

    Jun 1, 1839Labels: Journal and, Charles Darwin, Survey narrative

    • Darwin Online
    • Voyage Beagle
    • Christie s