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Charles and Edinburgh University
Charles enrolled not as a student of biology but as a student of medicine, while he was there he became a student of the natural history group which helped secure his interests in the natural world. He began collecting specimens from tidal pools and making observations that he later documented in his autobiography. Ashworth, James H. "X.—Charles Darwin as a Student in Edinburgh, 1825–1827." Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 55 (1936): 97-113. -
Darwin's Voyage of Discovery
At the age of 22 Charles went on a life-changing voyage that helped spur the conception of his theory of evolution. He managed to fill innumerable notebooks and ledgers will documentations of his travels. He collected over 1500 species and specimens, sending them back home to help augment his research on various animals and plant life. Link text Barlow, Nora. Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle. Philosophical Library; New York, 1946. -
On the origin of species, 1859
First published in 1859, it stirred the minds all across the the world and to this day is controversial. He proposed that we all came from simpler organisms and through natural selection subtle variations is how we got to where we are today. Darwin, Charles. On the origin of species, 1859. Routledge, 2004. -
Charles's Big Book
Charles began in 1856 documenting his research through a journal of letters. His work and documentation helped concrete his theory and works on Natural Selection.
