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Voyage begins on the HMS Beagle
Key transition for Darwin into the scientific field after realizing practicing medicine was not for him and the beginning of a 5 year journey. Prior to this journey though he was not foreign to the scientific method he had already made discoveries in the field when he observed cilia moving larvae. -
HMS Beagle returns
Even though the part of the trip he was most famous for was the Galapagos Islands the majority of the time was spent in South America. With the end of the voyage Darwin took all the raw data collected over the five years and began processing it with a focus on geology and biology. -
Royal Medal of The Royal Society
Also known as the Queens Medal recognized for his work on the Beagle for his geology work which he spoke about the slow rise of South America. In addition to that he received the award for his barnacle research that gained him notary as a biologist. -
On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties
This is the title of a journal entry of a joint work by Wallace and Darwin. full read what is interesting was the paralleling work being done by Wallace and Darwin talking of evolution and natural selection. -
On the Origin of Species
The most recognized work of Charles Darwin and a point of contention between the religious and scientific community for time to come. This was a continuous throughout his lifetime that had 6 editions with the last one published in 1872. This work focused on the theory of evolution and natural selection the work itself created a general acceptance of evolution. Topic so significant that it created the idea of Darwinism Darwinism explained -
Copley Medal
The highest award in the Royal Society dedicated to science without religious dogmas. This award came to him with much scrutiny due to his ground breaking and controversial research that was and is still greatly debate due to individuals and apposing ideologies.
