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The Voyage of The Beagle
Charles Darwin began the voyage 27 December 1831 and returned to England in 1836. -
Galapagos Islands
Recorded evolution in discovering multiple different species of tree finches, strengthening the observations and data for evolution. "Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends" Sulloway, Frank. Darwin and His Finches: The Evolution of a Legend. Harvard University, www.sulloway.org/Finches.pdf -
Continental Change
After experiencing an earthquake the lifted the ocean floor 2.7 meters above sea level. Darwin found rocks containing fossil sea shells in mountains high above sea level. These observations suggested that continents and oceans had changed dramatically over time and continue to change in dramatic ways. Wilkin, Douglas, and Jean Brainard. “Darwin.” CK, CK-12 Foundation, 1 Aug. 2018, www.ck12.org/biology/darwin/lesson/Darwins-Voyage-of-the-Beagle-BIO/. -
Earth's Surface
After visiting rock ledges that were once beaches that had gradually built up over time, this suggested slow and steady processes also changed Earth's surface. Wilkin, Douglas, and Jean Brainard. “Darwin.” CK, CK-12 Foundation, 1 Aug. 2018, www.ck12.org/biology/darwin/lesson/Darwins-Voyage-of-the-Beagle-BIO/. -
Contributions
Charles Darwin's contributions to science led to more than 120 species and 9 genera (a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms) have been named after Darwin. For his 25th birthday, Darwin received a mountain named after him, Mount Darwin, in Tierra del Fuego as birthday gift from Captain Fitzroy. Biography.com Editors. “Charles Darwin Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 17 Apr. 2019, www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin. -
Origin of Species
Darwin, Charles. “Origin of Species.” Darwin Online, 24 Nov. 1859, darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F387&viewtype=text&pageseq=1. -