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John Ray
He developed the concept of genus and species. -
John Ray's Book
John Ray's book, Historia Plantarum, described many species of plants and talked about common ancestors -
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
He developed the concept of genus and species. -
Birth of Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell was born on this date. -
Giraffe Theory
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believed that the giraffes necks got longer by stretching. -
Erasmus Darwin
Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, argued that all life could have a common ancestor. -
Charles Darwin born
Charles Darwin was born on this day. -
Lamarck's Theory of Evolution
Lamarck saw species as not being fixed and immutable, but rather in a constantly changing state. -
Charles Lyell
Lyell documented the fact that the earth must be very old and that it has been subject to the same sort of natural processes in the past that operate today in shaping the land in his three volume Principles of Geology books. -
HMS Beagle
On this date, Charles Darwin went on board the HMS Beagle in Davenport (Plymouth). -
Rheas
Darwin came across Rheas that looked very different from each other. -
Thomas Malthus
Theory of population growth was in the end what inspired Darwin to develop the theory of natural selection. -
Home
The ship reached England shores again. -
Darwin Research
Darwin researched the idea that species transmute and modify (evolve) to survive. -
Darwin Published
Darwin publishes his book about his Voyage on the HMS Beagle. -
Darwin Gets Married
Darwin married his cousin Emma Wedgewood, -
Birth of First Child
William Erasmus Darwin was born, The first child for Charles and Emma. -
Mary Eleanor Darwin
Mary was born on September 23, 1842. Unfortunately, she died on October 16th of the same year. -
Published a Book
Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'. -
Death of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin dies on April 19, 1882.
