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The HMS Beagle Voyage
Darwin was invited to the English Beagle Voyage which lasted five years. His observations of nature at work are what inspired many of his published books and was a spark to what would lead to advancements in the field of genetics for generations to come.
Brinkman, P. D. (2010). Erratum to: Charles darwin's beagle voyage, fossil vertebrate succession, and "the gradual birth & death of species". Journal of the History of Biology, 43(2), 401-99. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10739-010-9228-6 -
Influence on Western Culture
Post-publication of Darwin's "Origin" the culture began to be shaken once more from scientific ideas. This idea of natural and artificial selection, along with the results of it, challenged those of religious backgrounds and though the Industrial Revolution and Agricultural Revolution id bring forth more ideas, what Darwin was proposing was proposing an idea that could potentially outline what was known as creation itself.
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"On the Origin of Species" is Published
This is the book that majority of what Charles Darwin is known for in the field of genetics is based upon. In this book Darwin proposes his theory of natural selection which is one of the major contributions of Darwin to the advancement to what is modern genetics, which challenged norms (Ruse 2008). -
Criticism Arises
English philosophers of the era had various criticisms and thoughts of the work, some showed harsh opposition to the idea, while others saw it as an idea to possibly be considered. Philosophers such as John Stuart Mill showed moderate public support of Darwin's published work. Some criticism arose from the fact that Darwin lacked mathematical support in his theory, which shaped, and sill does shape the bounds of science.