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Charles Darwin's travel essentials as specified prior to the voyage that would contribute to changing the shape of biological understanding.
"Tell Edward to send me up my carpet bag, my slippers, a pair of lightish walking shoes, my Spanish books, my new telescope,...my geological compass.", wrote a young Darwin to his sister when he joined the HMS Beagle oh a five year voyage (1831-6).
Darwin returned with a diary full of notes and drawings and a huge collection of specimens.
