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Darwin's Evolution Theory
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Charles Darwin’s birth/death dates
The life and death of Charles Darwin. -
Charles Darwin’s birth
Charles Darwin is born at The Mount, Shrewsbury to Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. -
The start of school
Charles Darwin starts Unitarian day school at the age of eight. -
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Shrewsbury School
Charles Darwin attends Shrewsbury School as a boarder but disliked the school. In 1825, Darwin is removed from school and assisted his father during the summer on his doctor’s rounds: That autumn, he started Edinburgh University, with his brother Erasmus, to study medicine. -
Plinian Society
Charles Darwin joins the Plinian Society where he meets his most influential mentor, Robert Grant. -
Geological Journey
Charles Darwin meets the geologist Lyell for the first time. -
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Darwin’s Election
Darwin is elected to the Athenaeum in March 1838, Royal Society In 1839, and then the Council of the Royal Geographical Society. -
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Darwin’s Era of Writing
Charles Darwin’s Structure and distribution of Coral Reefs is published. Darwin also writes a thirty-five page sketch of evolutionary theory. He then moves with his wife (first cousin) and their first child to Down House. Afterwards, he writes Volcanic Islands and finishes a 231 page manuscript. -
Last Book
Charles Darwin finished his last book describing the Besgle voyages: Geological Observations on South America. -
Darwin’s Experiment
Darwin conducts experiments to prove that seeds, plants and animals could reach oceanic islands, where they may produce new species. -
The Second to Last
Darwin writes a book called “On the Origin of Species”. -
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The Last of Darwin
Darwin publishes “The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals”.