This occurs in modern times also, as in an unlikely pair of English gentlemen Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. FitzRoy was born into the aristocracy of early 19th century England.

Darwin's nose almost earned him rejection. His proboscis was rounded and gentle and did not indicate to FitzRoy that Darwin had sufficient grit for the arduous five-year journey (1831-36).

On August 1, 1861, the British newspaper The Times published the first daily weather forecast in history. It was compiled by ...

In December of 1831 Charles Darwin sailed for Patagonia aboard the H.M.S. BEAGLE, a voyage he later described as “the most important event of my life.”The circumstances of that remarkable ...

When Darwin returned to his hometown of Shrewsbury, August 29th, a letter from Captain Robert FitzRoy was waiting for him.

The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast By John and Mary Gribbin Yale Univ. 336 pp. $35 Capt. Robert FitzRoy was an aristocratic, rising star in the ...

All of which would have been excellent material even if FitzRoy hadn’t also been captain of the HMS Beagle during its voyage ’round the world with Charles Darwin in the 1830s. The young men ...

Charles Darwin’s expedition on The Beagle allowed the naturalist to gather evidence for his theory of evolution. The Beagle's commander, Admiral Robert Fitzroy, also had a theory.

By the time he was serendipitously invited to accompany Captain Robert FitzRoy on a voyage of the HMS Beagle, Darwin had become an astute and insatiable scientist, primed for significant discoveries.