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Birth
Born in Shrewsbury, England. Son of Robert and Susanna Darwin -
Early Childhood
Attends day school in Shrewsbury, Mother passes away from stomach ulcers or stomach cancer (undetermined) -
College
Leaves Shrewsbury School early by his father and starts to attend the University of Edunburgh and registers for medical courses -
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Voyage of the Beagle
The voyage of the Beagle, the third volume of the Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle. These books were Darwin's detailed scientific field journal covering biology, geology, and anthropology demonstrating Darwin's keen powers of observation. During this time the Western Europeans were exploring and charting the whole world. This was the beginning of his developing theories of evolution through common descent and natural selection. -
Joining the Scientific Elite
When he got back from his Beagle Voyage, he was introduced to many different scientist from anatomist to doctors of medicine. All of this was made possible because of his father who organized investments enabling him to be a self funded gentleman scientist. -
Evolution Physically Changes Us
He wrote many papers about his researches from geology, zoology, and evolution. In his Red Notebook, he wrote about the possibility of that "one species does change into another" which was a great milestone in the Evolution world, because it was thought but after the studies on the Galapagos islands he can confirm it. -
On the Origin of Species
Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. This book was where he first introduced his scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of which he called natural selection. He gathered all this information through his voyages on the Beagle. The book was originally written for non-specialist readers which attracted a widespread interest upon its publication.
