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| In 1835 and 1836 they went home via New Zealand, Australia, the Indian
Ocean and Cape of Good Hope. Darwin's patience was tested heavily because
FitzRoy decided to sail once more to South America to check a number of his
measurings. At last, on October 2, 1836, the Beagle arrived in England. Henslow had ten geological letters of Darwin collected in a booklet and published. Darwin was perplexed for he had not written them with this purpose. But they had been received very well and they had made him a name. Lyell, the famous geologist, invited him and Darwin feeled greatly honoured. Now the busiest years of his life began.
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First he had to write his travel report on the basis of his diary of
770 pages. He finished the manuscript in 1837 after working very
hard during a long period. But the publication was long delayed because it
had to be combined with FitzRoy's report. Only in 1839 the Journal
of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited
during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. Beagle came out. It had a
good press, especially in the world of geologists. It has been translated
into many languages and there were many reprints. It is still attractive
reading!
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