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Charles Darwin Begins his Expedition aboard HMS Beagle
Charles Darwin was originally a student of medicine at Edinburgh before beginning his famous career in science. Charles Darwin began his famous expedition aboard the HMS Beagle by acting as a naturalist for the crew, accompanying them to many far flung regions of the Earth around South America, documenting all that they came across. -
Charles Darwin Arrives at the Galapagos Islands
It was at three of the islands of the Galapagos, San Cristóbal, Floreana, and Isabela, that Darwin began cataloging and documenting the various forms of life present upon the island chain. Darwin took many sketches, such as of the finches, and took great care and thoroughness in his discovery of the wildlife present. It was not until later, however, that Darwin would recognize the significance of the animals he had discovered, and their morphology. -
Charles Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species
Darwin later compiled his works and notes from his great overseas journey and had come to a startling discovery. The forms life had taken upon the islands were well and uniquely adapted to their environment, despite being disparate members of similar species. From this Darwin postulated that species would change over time, adapting to environmental pressures and growing more specialized to better survive. Darwin published these findings in his book, "On the Origin of Species." -
Charles Darwin's Legacy
Charles Darwin's contributions to biology (known as Natural Philosophy in his time) have forever changed our understanding of the development of species. Experimentation, observation, and additional discoveries of animal evolution have contributed to and refined Darwin's original findings. Darwin introduced new ideas of how to examine, categorize, and approach the study of life in its myriad forms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SCjhI86grU -
Works Cited
Darwin, Charles. John Murray, 1888.
