EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Darwin set sail on the ship HMS Beagle on December 27, 1831, from Plymouth, England. Darwin was 22 years old when he was hired to be the ship’s naturalist. Most of the trip was spent sailing around South America. There Darwin spent considerable time ashore collecting plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Darwin was also fortunate that the Beagle took him to the Galapagos Islands, where he observed various animals and birds that had evolved in an isolated environment. His observations led him to his famous theory of natural selection.

Detailed explanation-3: -HMS Beagle | Royal Museums Greenwich.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beagle, after a dog breed. The most notable of these ships is the second HMS Beagle, 1820–1870, which transported Charles Darwin around the world in the voyage of Beagle.

Detailed explanation-5: -His accommodations on the HMS Beagle would be most uncomfortable; If Charles accepted the naturalist position, he would once again be changing his profession; And finally, the trip could very well be a useless undertaking.