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Charles Darwin is born.
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882) wasBorn in Shrewsbury, England. He was a naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution and the process of natural selection. Source: https://www.biography.com/people/charles-darwin-9266433 -
Charles embarks on 5 year voyage.
in 1831 he embarked on a five-year survey voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle; his studies of specimens led him to formulate his theories. Source:https://www.biography.com/people/charles-darwin-9266433 -
Charles gives insight into his famous theory.
Charles Darwin was just 28 years old when, in 1837, he scribbled in a notebook “one species does change into another”—one of the first hints of his great theory. Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-darwin-didnt-know-45637001/ -
Charles introduces theory of evolution
In 1858, after years of scientific investigation, Darwin publicly introduced his revolutionary theory of evolution in a letter read at a meeting of the Linnean Society. -
Charles publishes Origin of Species
Publishes, Origin of Species. Darwin’s theory of evolution declared that species survived through a process called "natural selection," where those that successfully adapted, or evolved, to meet the changing requirements of their natural habitat thrived, while those that failed to evolve and reproduce died off. Source:https://www.biography.com/people/charles-darwin-9266433
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Theory of Evolution
Through his observations and studies of birds, plants and fossils, Darwin noticed similarities among species all over the globe, along with variations based on specific locations, leading him to believe that the species we know today had gradually evolved from common ancestors. Source:https://www.biography.com/people/charles-darwin-9266433 -
Charles portrait
English Heritage Photo Library 1859 Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-darwin-didnt-know-45637001/ -
Charles Darwin dies.
Following a lifetime of devout research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, in London, on April 19, 1882. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. Source:https://www.biography.com/people/charles-darwin-9266433 -
Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution Video
