Beagle, HMS
Beagle, HMS British survey ship that carried Charles Darwin as ship's naturalist. The Beagle left England in December 1831, and for five years explored parts of South America and the Pacific islands. Darwin's observations formed the basis for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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