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Beagle Voyage
Charles Darwin begins his HMS Beagle voyage as a ship captain's assistant.The ship was full with 73 members aboard. -
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Cape Verde Islands
The ship docks in the Cape Verde Island where Darwin explores the shoreline and finds shells and other organisms.He is exhilarated by his first observations and it dawns on him that he might write a book on the geology of the various countries he visits.