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Charles Darwin is born
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Darwin's mother dies
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Darwin attends Dr. Butler's boarding school in Shrewsbury
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Darwin goes to Edinburgh University in Scotland
He went to study to become a physician; like his father and grandfather had. Here he met and studied with Robert Grant. -
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Darwin is sent to Cambridge
Here he studied for clergy. After passing his baccalaureate exam he continued one more term in the college, studying geology. -
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Darwin is invited in the H. M. S. Beagle
He was invited by Captian Robert Feliz-Roy to be an unpaid naturalist. -
Darwin became ill
The tropical disease was probably caused by an insect bite. -
Darwin came home
He would never leave England again. -
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Darwin makes a bunch of notebooks on biology
His first notebook had ideas and facts about the orign and transformation of species. -
Darwin gets married
He marries his cousin who is mostly known for her opposition to slavery. -
Darwin's fist book is published
His book Journal of Researches is published. -
Darwin's book is published
His book the Origin of Species is published. It has become one of the more significant texts for modern science. -
Darwin dies
He was 73 when he died.