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Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12th 1809 in a town called Shrewsbury, England. Charles Darwin's parents where named Robert Darwin and Erasmus Darwin. Ruse, Michael. Charles Darwin. Blackwell Pub., 2008. -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
At the age of 16 Charles Darwin's father send him and his older brother Erasmus to the Edinburgh University to study medicine. But on Charles Darwin own time would study science with his mentor Dr. Robert Grant. Charles Darwin and Dr. Robert Grant would collect and investigate marine life in tidal pools. Ruse, Michael. Charles Darwin. Blackwell Pub., 2008. -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Darwin presented one of his first papers about his discovery of the so-called ova of Flustra were larvae propelled by cilia. Later in a second paper he argued that what they thought was young Fucus loreus was actually egg-cases of a leech.
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Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
At the age of 18 Charles Darwin arrived at Christ's college at the University of Cambridge to earn a degree as a clergyman. Although Cambridge did not have any formal teachings for science many professors showed interested in science. This is where he would met a professors like John Henslow.
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Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
While at Cambridge Charles Darwin showed his interest in the world of natural science. Darwin collected beetles -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Darwin set out on a voyage on the Beagle. The reason for this voyage was to map out the South American coast and the Galapagos islands. Lorsbach, Anthony, and Anna Arias. “The Correspondence of Charles Darwin as a Tool for Reflecting on Nature of Science.” Science & Education, vol. 28, no. 9-10, Springer Nature B.V., Jan. 2019, pp. 1085–103, doi:10.1007/s11191-019-00080-y. -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
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Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Darwin and his editor John Murray published the Origin of Species
Ruse, Michael. Charles Darwin. Blackwell Pub., 2008. -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Darwin publishes his 6th and last edition of Origin of species
Ruse, Michael. Charles Darwin. Blackwell Pub., 2008. -
Charles Darwin 02/12/1809 - 04/19/1882
Charles Darwin passed away from a fatal heart attach at the age of 73
