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On February 12, 1809, Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England.
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Charles Darwin was chosen to be a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. He visited several continents and conducted research on animals and visited the Galapagos Islands in 1835.
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Charles Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species. This book was a scientific revolution that was not widely accepted in his day.
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Charles Darwin sent out surveys to several continents (Australia, Africa, North America, India, and China) asking about facial expressions and their accompanying emotions. In 1872, after conducting several experiments and gathering field evidence from several continents, Darwin published his book The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals positing his theory of the emotional similarities that we share with other animals.
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Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in 1871. The expression of emotions in man and animals was initially intended to be a chapter in this book but his writings grew so large that he decided to publish it in another book, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
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In 1872, Charles Darwin published The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, a study of human emotions and how they are similar to those of other mammals. This book became a major contribution to the Philosophy of Science, in particular, the fields of psychology and physical psychology. https://youtu.be/RWtaRBAJ-dM
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Charles Darwin published his last book: The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Actions of Worms.
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Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 1st edition, Nov. 1859, London, John Murray. Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 1st edition. 24 Feb. 1871, London, John Murray. Darwin, Charles. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 1st edition. 26 Nov. 1872, London, John Murray.
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Charles Darwin died on April 19, 1882, and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
