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Darwin's Voyages on the HMS Beagle
For 5 years, Charles Darwin voyaged on the HMS Beagle, initially as a captain's companion and eventually as the ship's naturalist. He collected and cataloged many different species of plants and animals along this voyage, and this was time that he spent his famed years on the Galapagos Islands. Ruse, Michael, and Michael Ruse. Charles Darwin. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/detail.action?docID=428154 -
The Beagle's Visit to the Galapagos Islands
In 1835, the Beagle, along with Darwin, visited the Galapagos Islands. It was here that Darwin observed the fact that there were different species of finches on the different islands, and each were adapted to the environment their particular island offered. This was the turning point in which his idea's about natural selection really began to take form (Ruse and Ruse). Darwin's Finches -
Darwin Begins Applying Natural Selection to Humans
In 1838, Darwin began applying the ideas of natural selection that he observed throughout his voyages to humans. This idea challenged the paradigm that humans and animals were completely separate entities with very different histories. These ideas, though slowly formed at first, eventually led to his book The Descent of Man in 1871 (Ruse and Ruse). The Evolution of Humans -
The Voyage of the Beagle First Published
The Voyage of the Beagle was first published in 1845, wherein Darwin chronicled the findings and collections during his 5 year voyage. This was the voyage on which Darwin recording his findings on the Galapagos Islands, allowing him to form his ideas on the theory of evolution. Darwin, Charles. The Voyage of the Beagle. 1845, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/944/944-h/944-h.htm. Extra History -
On the Origin of Species First Published
At the end of November in 1859, Darwin published the first edition of his famous book, On the Origin of Species. This title was paramount in the paradigm shift of this time, as it was a significant theory in the progression of biological fields. It allowed biology to shift from ideas of creationism to that of evolution. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species, 1st Edition. 1859, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1228/1228-h/1228-h.htm. Darwin -
The Descent of Man First Published
Darwin published his book regarding sexual selection and humans titled The Descent of Man. In it, he formulates his ideas regarding the close ancestry between man and apes. These ideas further challenged ideas regarding the origin of man, further shifting the paradigm into modern-day thinking. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. 1871, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2300/2300-h/2300-h.htm. Charles Darwin's Idea
