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.

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Evolution's Captain by Peter Nichols (Profile Books, #16.99) and Ralegh's Last Journey by Paul Hyland (HarperCollins, #14.99): Nearly everyone has heard of Charles Darwin, but few will know about ...

DARWIN AND THE BEAGLE by Alan Moorehead. Illustrated. 280 pages. Harper & Row. $15.Any pleasant Sunday afternoon aboard H.M.S. Beagle, outward bound from Plymouth in 1831 on a scientific voyage ...

Evolution's Captain: The Tragic Fate of Robert FitzRoy, the Man who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World Peter Nichols Profile Books: 2003. 352 pp. £16.99 HarperCollins: 2003. 352 pp. $24.95 ...

In This Thing of Darkness (Review, £17.99), Harry Thompson focuses on the relationship between Charles Darwin and Robert Fitzroy, captain of The Beagle, and the origins of Darwin's theory of ...