From British Society for the History of Science
Steel, Emily. 2011. 'He is no loss': Robert McCormick and the voyage of HMS
Beagle. London: British Society for the History of Science.
Description: Robert McCormick was surgeon and naturalist on HMS Beagle,
1831-1832. He left at Rio de Janeiro angry that Charles Darwin had usurped
his position. This volume examines McCormick's activities on Beagle, his
natural history, and his relationships with Darwin and FitzRoy. It includes
a previously unpublished transcript of McCormick's diary from the Beagle
voyage.
BSHS Monographs volume 14. 74 pages; ISBN: 978-0-906450-18-5.
GBP10.00/USD20.00/Euro20.00
www.bshs.org.uk/monographs
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