Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visi
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- English
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- ~220,000 words · 1,048 passages
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What it is about
The original title of the Beagle journal: Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage.
Context and history
It is the same work that also appears in the catalogue as The Voyage of the Beagle, and it is worth saying so, lest it look as though Darwin wrote two books. This is the name it came out under; Voyage prevailed later. The first edition is of 1839, the second, of 1845, rewritten at important points. A citation must always name the edition used, because the two do not say the same thing.
Editorial context, not a citable source: unlike the passages of the work itself, these statements cannot be checked against the corpus.
This second edition is dedicated with grateful pleasure, as an acknowledgment that the chief part of whatever scientific merit this journal and the other works of the author may possess, has been derived from studying the well-known and admirable PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY. PREFATORY NOTICE TO THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION. This work was described, on its first appearance, by a writer in the _Quarterly Review_ as “One of the most interesting narratives of voyaging that it has fallen to our lot to take up, and one which must always occupy a distinguished place in the history of scientific navigation.” This prophecy has been amply verified by experience; the extraordinary minuteness and accuracy of Mr. Darwin’s observations, combined with the charm and simplicity of his descriptions, have ensured the popularity of this book with all classes of readers—and that popularity has even increased in recent years. No attempt, however, has hitherto been made to produce an illustrated edition of this valuable work: numberless places and objects are mentioned and described, but the difficulty of obtaining authentic and original representations of them drawn for the purpose has never been overcom
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