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his mother was a daughter of -Josiali Wedgwood, the renowned 
Etrurian potter. Darwin’s scientific career may be considered 
to have commenced by his appointment as naturalist to 
H.M. Surveying Ship ‘ Beagle,’ under Captain, afterwards 
Admiral, Fitzroy. The ‘Beagle' left England in 1831, and 
was absent for nearly five years. Soon after his return 
Darwin settled at Down, and from that time his life—a most 
uneventful one from a biographical point of view—was mainly 
devoted to those researches which have resulted in nothing 
less than a complete revolution in our conceptions of organic 
nature. 
Such ample notices of Darwin’s works appeared in the 
various newspapers at the time of his death that it is quite 
unnecessary for me to do more than to name them, pending 
the appearance of the complete biography which all are 
anxiously awaiting. Omitting the shorter papers contributed 
to the publications of the learned societies, the following is 
the list of works in the order of publication :— 
1812. ‘ The Structure and Distribution of Coral Beefs.’ 
2nd ed., 1871. 
1811. ‘ Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands 
and Parts of South America visited during the 
Voyage of H.V1.S. “ Beagle.” ’ 2nd ed., 1877. 
1815. ‘ A Naturalist’s Voyage round the World.’ New ed., 
1860. 
1851-1851. ‘ A Monograph of the Cirripedia.’ 2 vols. (Bay 
Society). 
1851. ‘A Monograph of the Fossil Lepadidae or Peduncu¬ 
lated Cirripeds of Great Britain.’ (Palaoontograph- 
ical Society.) 
1851. ‘ A Monograph of the Fossil Balankhe and Verrucidae 
of Great Britain.’ (Pabeontographical Society.) 
1859. ‘ The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 
or the Preservation of Favoured Baces in the 
Struggle for Life.’ 6th ed., 1872. 
1862. ‘ On the Various Contrivances by which British and 
Foreign Orchids are fertilised by Insects.’ 2nd 
ed., 1877. 
1868. ‘ The Variation of Animals and Plants under Do¬ 
mestication.’ 2nd ed., 1876. 
1871. ‘ The Descent of Man, and Selection in Delation to 
Sex.’ 2nd ed., 1874. 
