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voyage

1. Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or country, to another; especially, a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country. I love a sea voyage and a blustering tempest. (J. Fletcher) So steers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds. (milton) All the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. (Shak)

2. The act or practice of traveling. Nations have interknowledge of one another by voyage into foreign parts, or strangers that come to them. (bacon)

3. Course; way.

Origin: OE. Veage, viage, OF. Veage, viage, veiage, voiage, F. Voyage, LL. Viaticum, fr. L. Viaticum traveling money, provision for a journey, from viaticus belonging to a road or journey, fr. Via way, akin to E. Way. See Way, and cf. Convey, Deviate, Devious, Envoy, Trivial, Viaduct, Viaticum.


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The Voyage of Charles Darwin

Just discovered this on YouTube. Not a documentary, but a dramatized account of his voyage on the Beagle, made by the BBC in 1978. Audio and video quality is poor, and some of the dialogue may be a bit fanciful, but well worth the watch. Six episodes of about 55 minutes ...

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by wbla3335
Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
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Re: A Monkey's Uncle

... struck me that there was a flaw somewhere in that contention. Captain James Cook took some natives from Tahiti with him on the rest of his voyage. They, or at least one of them, were able to converse with the Maori in New Zealand. Language has a way of changing rather rapidly in isolation. ...

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by narrowstaircase
Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:03 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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A Monkey's Uncle

... struck me that there was a flaw somewhere in that contention. Captain James Cook took some natives from Tahiti with him on the rest of his voyage. They, or at least one of them, were able to converse with the Maori in New Zealand. Language has a way of changing rather rapidly in isolation. ...

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by JDavidE
Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:29 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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... organisms looked compared to the later strata. As a result of this, one can see evidence of gradual evolutionary change. Also, in Darwin's voyage of the beagle, he observed fossils of ocean organisms high in the Andes mountains. This fossil evidence showed that there was an evolutionary ...

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by Schröder
Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:32 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: evolution
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The Fiber Disease

... and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites ...

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