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| Autore principale: | Darwin Keynes, Richard.
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| Titolo: | Fossils, finches and fuegians : Charles Darwin's adventures and discoveries on the Beagle, 1832-1836 / Richard Keynes. |
| Pubblicazione: | London : HarperCollins, 2002. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XIX, 428 p., [12] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 25 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of colour plates. List of maps. Prologue. 1. The man who walks with henslow 2. The strange consequences of stealing a whale boat 3. Preparations for the voyage 4. From Plymouth to the Cape Verde islands 5. Across the equator to Bahia 6. Rio de Janeiro 7. An unquiet trip from Monte Video to Buenos Aires 8. Digging up fossils in the cliffs at Bahia Blanca 9. The return of fuegians to their homeland 10. First visit to the Falkland islands 11. Collecting around Maldonado 12. A meeting with general Rosas on the ride from Patagones to Buenos Aires and Santa Fé 13. The last of Monte Video 14. Christmas day at Port Desire and on to Port St Julian and Port Famine 15. Goodbye to Jemmy Button and Tierra del Fuego 16. Second visit to the Falkland islands 17. Ascent of the Rio Santa Cruz 18. Through the straits of Magellan to Valparaiso 19. Valparaiso and Santiago 20. Chiloe and the Chonos archipelago 21. The great earthquake of 1835 hits Valdivia and Concepción 22. On horseback from Santiago to Mendoza and back over the Uspallata pass 23. A last ride in the Andes, from Valparaiso to Copiapó 24. The wreck of HMS Challenger 25. From Copiapó to Lima 26. The Galapagos islands 27 Across the Pacific to Tahiti 28. New Zealand 29. Australia 30. Cocos Keeling islands 31. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, St Helena and Ascension island 32. A quick dash to Bahia and home to Falmouth 33. Harvesting to evidence 34. Farewell to Robert FitzRoy. Epilogue. Notes. Index |
| ISBN: | 0007101899 |
| Discipline: | Geografia e viaggi--Persone. |
| Persone: | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Scienze della Terra. |
| Luoghi: | America Latina. Australia. Nuova Zelanda. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 12661 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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