12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882 Charles Darwin was naturalist , geologist, and scientist that greatly contributed to the science of evolution.
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Darwin Publishes Several Books On His 5 Year Exploration Aboard The Beagle.
From 1844 to 1859, Darwin published his Beagle exploration series The series included, Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands (1844), Geological Observations on South America (1846), Recent Barnacles (1851), and his treatise on the fossil species of the same family (1853). But all these works of restricted interest always remained subsidiary to the one excellent central task of his entire lifetime, the preparation of his projected volume on the Origin of Species. -
Charles Darwin Conducts Isolation Experiment
Darwin conducts experiments to prove that seeds, plants, and animals could reach oceanic islands, where they might produce new species in geographic isolation. His theory was based on how natural selection and the environment species were exposed to would eventually modify the species to adapt to its surroundings. -
Charles Darwin Publish's His Book On Evolution.
Darwin publishes," On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." Readers and scientists are divided on how he proposes evolution. -
Descent of a Man
One of his most rewritten works, Charles Darwin, asked if humankind differs from animals in body and brain. He suggests that they do but only by degrees. Darwin focused on the mental abilities of humans and animals, intending to show that there is no fundamental difference between the two. Darwin asserts that natural selection plays a role in even civilized societies.
