The voyage of the Harrier had a purpose: to recreate the historic voyage of HMS Beagle which, in the late 1830s, circumnavigated under the command of Robert FitzRoy with Charles Darwin aboard as ship’s naturalist. Darwin’s book, Voyage of the Beagle was published in 1839 and has never been out of print. It was the turning point in Darwin’s life and led him to publish his Origin of Species in 1859. His theory of evolution is the basis of all modern biology. For Julian, the voyage of the Harrier following in the Beagle’s track was his retirement project. On his way he survived stormy weather, a dismasting, shipwreck and attack by smugglers. Come and hear the tale.
Date: Wednesday 8 November. Lectures and talks start promptly at 1900 hrs.
Place: CA House
Booking: Book here, Tickets are: £4 for members and £7 for non-members. Season tickets are available at £27 for the nine lectures from 4 October to 6 December.