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1、TheVoyageoftheBeaglebyCharlesDarwin----------------------------PrefaceIhavestatedintheprefacetothefirstEditionofthiswork,andintheZoologyoftheVoyageoftheBeagle,thatitwasinconsequenceofawishexpressedbyCaptainFitzRoy,ofhavingsomescientificpersononboard,accom
2、paniedbyanofferfromhimofgivinguppartofhisownaccommodations,thatIvolunteeredmyservices,whichreceived,throughthekindnessofthehydrographer,CaptainBeaufort,thesanctionoftheLordsoftheAdmiralty.AsIfeelthattheopportunitieswhichIenjoyedofstudyingtheNaturalHistory
3、ofthedifferentcountrieswevisited,havebeenwhollyduetoCaptainFitzRoy,IhopeImayherebepermittedtorepeatmyexpressionofgratitudetohim;andtoaddthat,duringthefiveyearsweweretogether,Ireceivedfromhimthemostcordialfriendshipandsteadyassistance.BothtoCaptainFitzRoya
4、ndtoalltheOfficersoftheBeagle[note1]IshalleverfeelmostthankfulfortheundeviatingkindnesswithwhichIwastreatedduringourlongvoyage.Thisvolumecontains,intheformofaJournal,ahistoryofourvoyage,andasketchofthoseobservationsinNaturalHistoryandGeology,whichIthinkwi
5、llpossesssomeinterestforthegeneralreader.Ihaveinthiseditionlargelycondensedandcorrectedsomeparts,andhaveaddedalittletoothers,inordertorenderthevolumemorefittedforpopularreading;butItrustthatnaturalistswillremember,thattheymustreferfordetailstothelargerpub
6、licationswhichcomprisethescientific第1页共318页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网resultsoftheExpedition.TheZoologyoftheVoyageoftheBeagleincludesanaccountoftheFossilMammalia,byProfessorOwen;oftheLivingMammalia,byMr.Waterhouse;oftheBirds,byMr.Gould;oftheFish,byth
7、eRev.L.Jenyns;andoftheReptiles,byMr.Bell.Ihaveappendedtothedescriptionsofeachspeciesanaccountofitshabitsandrange.Theseworks,whichIowetothehightalentsanddisinterestedzealoftheabovedistinguishedauthors,couldnothavebeenundertaken,haditnotbeenfortheliberality
8、oftheLordsCommissionersofHerMajesty'sTreasury,who,throughtherepresentationoftheRightHonourabletheChancelloroftheExchequer,havebeenpleasedtograntasumofonethousandpoundstowardsdefrayingpartoftheexpensesofpublication.I
