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CIENTIFICOS PLANEAN REEDITAR EL VIAJE DE DARWIN A BORDO DE UNA RÉPLICA DE LA NAVE BEAGLE

26th October 2018

El Mercurio

En su paso por Chile, Charles Darwin fue testigo de la erupción del volcán Osorno en enero de 1835, verificó los cambios producidos por un fuerte terremoto en Concepción un mes más tarde, tomó numerosos registros geológicos y recolectó valiosas muestras de especies animals y vegetales. Las bases de su teoría de la evolución se remontan a ese viaje de cinco años de duración (ver infografía).

A 180 años de esta travesía, un grupo de científicos busca reeditar el recorrido del bergantín HMS Beagle, a bordo del cual Darwin vijaba como naturalista invitado por el capitán Robert FitzRoy…

ITV CYMRU WALES’S COAST & COUNTRY FEATURES EARL OF PEMBROKE TALL SHIP AT MILFORD HAVEN’S SEAFAIR HAVEN

22nd August 2014

Western Telegraph

An episode of ITV Cymru Wales’s Coast & Country programme features the Earl of Pembroketall ship during its visit to Pembrokeshire for Seafair Haven earlier this year.

The Beagle Trust, together with Haverfordwest-based education and science charity The Darwin Centre, commissioned the boat for one day to give a group of youngsters the chance to go out to sea and recreate some of the discoveries and experiments that would be familiar to Darwin. Read more.

YOUNGSTERS LEARN OF LIFE UNDER THE OCEAN WAVES

20th June 2014

Milford and West Wales Mercury

Local youngsters got to experience life on – and under – the ocean waves when the tall ship Earl of Pembroke stopped in Milford Haven this month. On June 11, a group of young people, all of whom are either in education or seeking employment, enjoyed a four-hour sailing trip around the Pembrokeshire coastline on board the 145-foot barque. Read more.

MOVIE TALL SHIP SAILS INTO HAVEN FOR FESTIVAL

4th June 2014

Milford and West Wales Mercury

A ship famous for her starring roles in Hornblower and Cloud Atlas arrived in Milford Haven on Tuesday morning, ready to take part in this year’s Seafair Haven Festival. The tall ship Earl of Pembroke, which travelled overnight from Bristol, will be working with local educational trusts the Darwin Centre and the HMS Beagle Project to offer local young people the chance to explore the waterway, and take part in scientific research. Read more

TALL SHIP SAILS INTO PEMBROKESHIRE FOR SEAFAIR HAVEN FESTIVAL

3rd June 2014

Western Telegraph

A ship famous for her starring roles in Hornblower and Cloud Atlas arrived in Milford Haven this morning, ready to take part in this year’s Seafair Haven. The tall ship Earl of Pembroke, which travelled overnight from Bristol, will be working with local educational trusts the Darwin Centre and the HMS Beagle Project, as well as hosting crews from ITV’s Coast and Countryprogramme. Read more