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Darwin (aged 22) leaves on the HMS Beagle Voyage as the Captain's Assistant.
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Charles Darwin gets the idea to write a book about the geology of the countries that he visits.
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Darwin experiences and explores tropical forests for the first time.
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Darwin sees and is intrigued by the large fossil bones he sees.
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The Captian, Robert FitzRoy repatriates three native people that he had previously brought to England. He also attempts to start a Christian Mission that fails.
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Darwin initially doesn't enjoy the island, but he eventually finds fossils full of two-shelled animals (brachiopods).
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Darwin explores the lowland areas with the natives.
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Darwin witnesses Mount Osorno erupt and experiences an earthquake. He believes that the earthquake has done more in degrading the size of the island than 100 years of ordinary wear and tear.
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Darwin finds that the many species of plants, birds, and tortoises are all unique to the different Galapagos Islands. He investigates the different species and finds that the variations correspond to the islands. When he returns to London, he discovers that the group of Galápagos specimens he had thought were seperate bird species were actually all finches.
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Darwin finds and marvels at the completely different set of mammals in Australia.
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Darwin studies coral reefs around the islands to test his theory of atoll formation.
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In the jungles of South America, Darwin is intrigued by many incredible creatures but he is also homesick and seasick.
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Darwin returns to Falmouth, England in early October, 1836.