OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
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Boaty McBoaty Face
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HMS Beagle
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HMS Britannia
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HMS Bulldog
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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: -In 1831, Charles Darwin received an astounding invitation: to join the HMS Beagle as ship’s naturalist for a trip around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the Beagle’s voyage round the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The name “Beagle". It may seem strange to name a ship after a dog, but naming ships after animals was common practice for the British Royal Navy.
Detailed explanation-5: -Basque Roads, 1809. San Sebastian, 1813. Crimea, 1854−55. China, 1856−60. Dardanelles, 1915−16. Norway, 1940. Atlantic, 1940−43, 1945. North Africa, 1942. More items