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Born
Shrewsbury, England -
Education, University of Edinburgh Medical School
Charles and his brother, Erasmus, assisted to this University.
But he found lectures dull and surgery distressing, so he neglected his studies. He learned taxidermy in around 40 daily hour-long sessions from John Edmonstone, a freed black slave who had accompanied Charles Waterton in the South American rainforest. -
Education, Christ's College, Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts degree as the first step towards becoming an Anglican country parson. -
Voyage of the Beatle started
It lasted almost five years. -
Earthquake in Chile
Another event that can be consider a contribution to the philosophy of science happened when Darwin experienced an earthquake in Chile in 1835 and saw signs that the land had just been raised, including mussel-beds stranded above high tide. High in the Andes he saw seashells, and several fossil trees that had grown on a sand beach. He theorized that as the land rose, oceanic islands sank, and coral reefs round them grew to form atolls. -
End of the Beatle voyage
The Beagle anchored at Falmouth, Cornwall. -
His first paper
He showed that South American landmass was slowly rising and presented his mammal and bird specimens to the Zoological Society. -
Council of the Geological Society
Elected to the Council of the Geological Society. -
Illness
He had an uncomfortable palpitation of the heart. -
Award, Fellowship of the Royal Society
An award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science". -
Book, The Voyage of the Beagle
This book was a journal with all the observations he made from the trip with the Beagle that help him to develop the theory of evolution through natural selection. MLA Citation:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. The Voyage of the Beagle. London : New York :Dent; Dutton, 1959. -
Marriage
Emma Wedgwood (2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896), English woman, wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin.
They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. -
Award, Royal Medal
A silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", done within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Charles Darwin got one for his work entitled "Geological Observations on Coral Reefs, Volcanic Islands, and on South America, and his work, Fossil Circhipeda of Great Britain, Section Lepadidae, Monograph of the Circhipeda." -
Award, Wollaston Medal
Scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London. -
Book, Origin of the species
One contribution from Darwin to the philosophy of science was with this book and his work about evolution and natural selection; his new theory removed old beliefs about "creation" and that everything was made by a divine power; he demonstrated that species evolve and change with the environment. MLA Citation;
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London :John Murray, 1859. -
Award, Copley Medal
The most prestigious award of the Royal Society, conferred "for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science". It alternates between the physical sciences or mathematics and the biological sciences. -
Award, Pour Le Merite
A recognition of extraordinary personal achievement. -
Book, The Descent of Man
This book is another contribution from Darwin to the philosophy of science presenting the idea of the human being as a descendant from a pre-existing form, our development over the years and the differences we can see between races. He was able to show that character, mental and physical characteristics are inherited. MLA Citation;
Darwin, C. R. 1871. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. London: John Murray. -
Award, Baly Medal
A gold medal for the person deemed to have most distinguished himself in the science of physiology -
Died
Down, Kent, England