QUESTION Did Captain Robert FitzRoy almost throw Charles Darwin off the Beagle because he didn't like his face? There were two barriers in the way of Charles Darwin securing a berth on the Beagle ...

Like so many great scientists, Charles Darwin was first drawn to science ... By the time he was serendipitously invited to accompany Captain Robert FitzRoy on a voyage of the HMS Beagle, Darwin ...

Drawing of H.M.S. Beagle from A Naturalist’s Voyage Round the World by Charles Darwin. He was recommended by one of his Cambridge professors for the role as naturalist and companion to the ship’s ...

Today, its title commemorates Sir. Robert FitzRoy, the sailor who guided Charles Darwin into South America aboard the HMS Beagle. Visitors find the mountain striking as it's the highest mountain ...

Drawing of H.M.S. Beagle from A Naturalist’s Voyage Round the World by Charles Darwin. He was recommended by one of his Cambridge professors for the role as naturalist and companion to the ship’s ...