Here are some resources that you can use for ideas for our trip:

• Did you know that a nautical mile is longer than a regular mile? Click here to see what the difference is.
  • Want to know more? Click here
  • To convert nautical to statue miles, click here
  • To find the distance between Cape Verde (which was a major port for ships in the 1800s), click


• Curious about the cholera scare and why an outbreak in England meant that the HMS Beagle couldn't stay at the Canary Islands. Click here






Favorite Sites - To Be Announced As We Go


• The HMS Beagle:
  • You can see pictures and go on a "virtual tour" of part of the HMS Beagle expedition.
  • Scientists have been trying to track down what happened to the HMS Beagle. Here is one report.
  
  
• Robert FitzRoy:
  
  
  • Read an overview on Robert FitzRoy's life.
    
    
  • After he captained the Beagle, his interest in science and weather led him to become the head of Meteorology at the Board of Trade in England, where he developed the science of weather forecasting and designed several weather barometers. You can read about his contributions here.
    
    
  • To learn how to make FitzRoy's stormglass, click here.
    
    
• Charles Darwin:
  
  
  • Read an overview of Charles Darwin's life on the Spark notes resource page. (If you only want to read the part that we are covering in class, click here.)
  
  
  • Here's the best all-round site I've seen on Charles Darwin
  
  
  • If you think you know Darwin, you might want to try this quiz about him.
    
    
• Augustus Earle:
  • Read an overview on Augustus Earle's life.
    
    
  • This painting by Augustus Earle may show what life was like on the Beagle.
  
  
• Crossing the equator: About old customs and icebergs Chapter nine in The Adventures of Captain Vrungel
• From Mark Twain's book: Following The Equator: A Journey Around The World