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Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
He went to the University of Edinburgh in 1825, and he attended a course of Natural History under Professor Jameson, and spent two sessions in Edinburgh. He studied specially marine zoology, and he became a member of the Plinian Society, which embraced all departments of natural history; and he read papers to the Society, one of which was on the Ova of Flustra.(Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, volume 14, 284) -
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
Darwin was early appointed Naturalist to Her Majesty's ship the "Beagle," under the command of Captain (afterwards Admiral) Fitzroy. The ship sailed in December 1831. It circumnavigated the globe, and did not return till 1836. The Report of the voyage was drawn up by Captain Fitzroy and Mr Darwin; the latter furnishing the geology and natural history of the various countries which had been visited.(Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, volume 14, 285) -
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
After correspondence with Wallace (who had come up with a seemingly identical theory), and advised by Hooker and Lyell, extracts from Darwin's work and a paper by Wallace are presented at the Linnean Society. This work is later published as "On the tendency of species to form varieties" in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology). Events moved so fast, that Wallace is not notified of the joint presentation until afterwards, but responds courteously -
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
Darwin now moves quickly. He writes a book, stripped of academic references and aimed at the reading public, called On the Origin of Species. The 1250 print run of 1859 is oversubscribed, and Darwin starts corrections for a second edition -
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
After a long lull in publications, Darwin gave to the world, in 1867 [actually 1859], his Origin of Species, which has given rise to so much discussion. This was followed by numerous monographs, many of them specially botanical, such as On the Fertilisation of Orchids, The Habits of Climbing Plants, Insectivorous Plants, &c. His published writings have been circulated far and wide, and have been translated into various languages. -
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882)
The Descent of Man is published, and the Origin is extensively re-written to answer arguments by Mivart. This sixth and last edition uses the word 'evolution' for the first time.
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