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Charles Darwin
he was born in Shrewsberry, Shrophive england -
Taken Away
in june he was taken away early from Shrewsburry School by his father on teh 22 of october matriculates with his brother Erasmus at the University of Edinburgh registers for medical courses -
Joined his voyage
He joined a 5 year scientific expodition on the survay ship called the HMS Beagles. At the time most Europian though the world was created by god in seven days (describes in the Bible) -
New Evidence
On his voyage he read a book that suggested that fossiles that found in rocks were accuall evidence of animals that lived thousands/millions of years ago -
Darwin makes his first land
Darwin makes his first landing on a tropical shore at St Jago, Cape Verde Islands. Field notebooks begin to be used. From February 1832 to May 1834 the Beagle surveys the east coast of South America. In December arrives in Tierra del Fuego. -
Surveying in Tierra
Early part of the year is spent surveying in Tierra del Fuego and another visit to the Falkland Islands. April to May Darwin and FitzRoy make an inland expedition along the River Santa Cruz. Repeated ports of call in Tierra del Fuego, eventually leaving the Straits of Magellan in June. From June 1834 to September 1835 the Beagle surveys the west coast of South America. Calls at Chiloé Island. -
spending Febuary in Valdivia
Spends February in Valdivia and early March in Concepcion, makes long excursion northwards from March to September, calling at Copiapo, Iquique and Callao. Beagle departs Lima on 7 September for the Galapagos Archipelago. Darwin spends 16 September to 20 October exploring the archipelago, 15-26 November in Tahiti, 21-30 November in New Zealand. -
36 Great Marlborough Street, London
In March takes lodgings in 36 Great Marlborough Street, London. Gives papers at the Geological Society of London. Arranges for his Beagle specimens to be identified. Begins publication of The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle (1838-43). Becomes friendly with the geologist Charles Lyell. -
the Geology of Glen Roy
Works intensely on a variety of natural history and geological topics. Finishes a paper on the geology of Glen Roy in Scotland. On 28 September he read 'for amusement' T. R. Malthus Essay on the Principle of Population (1798) -
Publishing papers...
Publishes paper On the formation of mould. The book on this subject would only be published in 1881 -
Publishes Geological Observations
in 1846 Darwin published Geological Observation on South America. October barnacles -
Cont. on barnacles.
Continues to work on barnacles. Visits Shrwesbury Febuary to March, June British Ass, for Advancement of Science at Oxford. Later returns home in July. 22 October to 5 November in Shrewsbury. -
Begining his full time work
Publishes concluding volumes on barnacles, A Monograph on the sub class Cirripedia, and A Monograph on the fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae. Immediately begins full-time work on species. -
working on project
On Charles Lyell's advice begins writing up his view for a projected big books called Natural Selection -
Chapters of Species
spent whole year writing chapters of species book -
movement of plants and blooms
the whole of thois last year working on the circumnutating movement of plants and bloom. -
death
dies on april 19, aged 73. burried in Westminster Abbey. 26 of april.
