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Who is Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was an english naturalist, geologist, and biologist who was born February 12, 1809 and passed away on April 19, 1882 at the age of 73. He is well known for his theory of natural selection.
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The Beagle Voyage
Charles Darwin was invited to join the HMS Beagle in 1831 as the ship's naturalist for a trip around the World, where Darwin was free to explore most of his time on land studying plants, fossils, and geological formations. Darwin's work on the voyage established him as an outstanding geologists. He wrote a book about his exploration known as "The Voyage of the Beagle." Which was published in 1839. -
Darwin's Marriage
Charles Darwin married his first cousin Emma Wedgewood and went on to have ten kids with her. Unfortunately 3 died as a child. Three of their children became notable scientists. George Darwin was an Astronomer, Francis Darwin a botanists, and Horace Darwin became an engineer. -
Theory of Natural Selection
While he was writing his book on Natural Selection in 1858 a British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace sent Darwin an essay describing the idea of natural selection. So, they did a joint presentation of their scientific papers to the Linnean Society of London in July of 1858 by the names of "On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties"; and "On the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection." -
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species was Charles Darwin's most famous book ever written. When published the book sold out in a matter of days. Darwin’s theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called “natural selection.” In natural selection, organisms with genetic variations that suit their environment tend to propagate more descendants than organisms of the same species that lack the variation, thus influencing the overall genetic makeup of the species. -
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man was another great book written by Charles Darwin that made a great impact on how we think when we are looking at science and religion in the 19th century. He proposed that we shared a recent common ancestor with the great African apes and even the difference between the "human races."
Darwin's Theories