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Darwin, after this, became a pupil of Henslow, Professor 

 of Botany at Cambridge, and he also derived much infor- 

 mation on geology from Professor Sedgewick, also at 

 Cambridge. 



Darwin was early appointed Naturalist to Her Majesty's 

 ship the " Beagle," under the command of Captain (after- 

 wards Admiral) Fitzroy. The ship sailed in December 

 1831. It circumnavigated the globe, and did not return 

 till 1836, The Keport of the voyage was drawn up by 

 Captain Fitzroy and Mr Darwin ; the latter furnishing 

 the geology and natural liistory of the various countries 

 which had been visited. His publications^ on the return 

 from this voyage, of works Ow the Sh'uckire and Distri- 

 hution of Coral Reefs, On Volcanic Islands, and on The 

 Geology of South America, at once gave him eminence as 

 a geologist ; wdiile The Naturalist's Voyage Round the 

 World, published in 1839, became one of the popular 

 favourites amongst general readers. In The Zoology of 

 the ''Beagle" Expedition, issued in 1840, Mr Darwin had 

 the assistance of Professor Owen, Mr Waterhouse, the 

 Eev. L. Jenyns, and Mr Bell. During the progress of 

 the voyage, Darwin had addressed interesting narratives to 

 Professor Henslow from time to time ; a printed epitome 

 of which was issued to the members of the Cambridge 

 Philosophical Society. The letters composing this pam- 

 phlet date from Rio Janeiro, 18th May 1832 ; Monte Video, 

 15th August 1832, and 24th November 1832 ; Falkland 

 Islands and the Eio Nigro Colorato, 11th April 1833 ; 

 Monte Video, 12th November 1833 ; E. Falkland Islands, 

 March 1834 ; Valparaiso, 24th July 1834, and March and 

 April 1835. 



After a long lull in publications, Darwin gave to the 

 world, in 1867, his Origin of Species, which has given 

 rise to so much discussion. This was followed by numerous 

 monographs, many of them speciall}^ botanical, such as 

 On the Fertilisation of Orchids., The Habits of Climbing 

 Plants, Insectivorous Plants, &c. His published writings 

 have been circulated far and wide, and have been translated 

 into various languages. 



Darwin was certainly one of the greatest naturalists ; 

 and he was endeared to all who had the honour of his 



