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During the voyage, Darwin was shipping fossils and plant and
animal specimens back to Henslow and others who eagerly

awaited them. He published his account of the expedition as
'The Voyage of the Beagle'. Two years later he was nominated
and elected a member (Fellow) of the British "Royal Society",
which conferred upon him the right to use the letters FRS
(Fellow of the Royal Society) as part od his name.*

Darwin's knowledge of geology had served him well during the
voyage, during which he furthered that knowledge by reading
Charles Lyell's 'Principles of Geology'. Lyell is famous for
the principle of "Uniformitarianism"; that the earth has been
altered by physical, chemical, and biological processes that
are uniform through time. Darwin himself later authored books
on geology, resulting in his being elected a Fellow (member)

of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), permitting his use
of those letters in his name. Those books:

The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs (1842.

Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands (1844),

Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of
South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
(1877)

Darwin's curiosity and search for knowledge lead him to do
research and write books on such diverse subjects as
barnacles, Orchids, earthworms, carnivorous plants, et al, In
total 19 books, and thousands of letters to family and
colleagues, all available on-line at http://darwin-
online.org.uk.