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HMS Beagle : the story of Darwin's ship

by Antony Kamm, Keith Stewart Thomson, Townsend Moore

This history of HMS Beagle details its construction, rebuildings, and three major voyages to South America and Australia. It follows the vessel's role in 19th-century natural science through to its final service as a stationary watch ship in 1870.

Accession 28246 ISBN 0393037789 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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Antony Kamm, Keith Stewart Thomson, Townsend Moore
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