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nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist than a journey in distant countries.

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“nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist than a journey in distant countries.”

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Looking back on field travel, Darwin argues that unfamiliar places sharpen observation, comparison and practical independence for a developing naturalist.

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Journal of Researches / The Voyage of the Beagle, concluding chapter, represented by the public-domain Project Gutenberg work. Darwin continues by describing novelty, comparison and self-reliance as benefits of travel; the recommendation reflects nineteenth-century natural-history practice and its historical colonial setting.

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