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Charles Darwin Birth
On February 12, 1809 Charles Darwin was born at The Mount House in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom to Dr. Robert Darwin and Susannah Darwin. Charles Darwin was one out of five siblings. His siblings were Marianne, Caroline, Susan and Erasmus Darwin. -
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Educational Period
Between the years of 1818 - 1825 Charles Darwin was an individual who was not to fond of school. By 1825, Charles attended Edinburgh University to study medicine like his father wanted but medicine was not a field that he particularly enjoyed. It was clear that Charles took a heavy interest in nature rather than medicine. Darwin would soon leave Edinburgh University to attend Christ College Cambridge in the year 1827, where he felt more comfortable pursuing a degree in natural history. -
The Voyage of the Beagle
It was during this time when Darwin was aboard the British Royal Navy, HMS Beagle sailing across South America as a naturalist. While aboard the Beagle, Charles would visit multiple countries such as Argentina, Chile as well as the infamous Galapagos Island where Charles would take notes about the plants and animals he saw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmzmYmMTKk -
Darwins return from voyage
By October of 1836, Charles would return back from his five year voyage to South America. This voyage had left Darwin wondering how species evolve over time. “Charles Darwin.” Education, National Geographic, 19 May 2022, education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/charles-darwin/. -
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin published his work. "This book would go on to sell out approximately all 1,250 copies that were produced". "Charles Darwin." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 15 Nov. 2015. Web. 4/20/2023
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Darwinism and Evolution
After creating the first edition of his book On the Origin of Species, Charles would create five more editions that would include the famous words that are known today which are "Darwinism" and "Evolution". These two words were first introduced in his last two editions of his book. Darwinism is Charles theory of the evolution of species by natural selection. Charles had defined evolution as species changing over time and could also possibly share a common ancestor. -
Human Evolution
Human evolution was another topic that Charles Darwin was also apart of. It was during this time when he had published another book called The Descent of Man. The purpose of this book was to inform us about how humans adhere to the same natural laws just like how creatures have evolved over the years. -
Charles Darwin Passing
On April 19, 1882, Charles Darwin passed away at the age of 73 years old from congestive heart failure.