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Charles Darwin Birth
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Darwin Graduates from Christ's College
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HMS Beagle Around the World Trip
The HMS Beagle was a scientific expedition and spent a lot of time in South America and the Galapagos Islands in the South Pacific. The trip had a large impact on Darwin and his theory of evolution. His findings from the expedition were published in what would eventually be named "Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle" (Biography.com, 2019). -
Darwin Introduces Theory of Evolution
Darwin first introduces his theory of evolution to the Linnean Society. https://youtu.be/sN_ALbAkvus -
Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Darwin theorized that species survived through a process called "natural selection", where, in an environment of constant change and challenge, only the species that were able to adapt to their surroundings would survive. Those species that could not, died off or went extinct (Biography.com, 2019). Most of his research was conducted on birds, plants, and fossils, Darwin notices similar characteristics between other species all around the world (Biography.com, 2019). -
Charles Darwin Death
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References
Charles Darwin. (2019, August 28). Retrieved April 6, 2020, from https://www.biography.com/scientist/charles-darwin
Darwin, C., & Darwin, F. (2003). Autobiography of Charles Darwin: with two appendices, comprising a chapter of reminiscences and a statement of Charles Darwins religious views by his son, Sir Francis Darwin. London: Watts & Co.
