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Birth
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was the second youngest child in his family. -
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Early Education
Charles Darwin attends Shrewsbury School as a boarder. -
Darwin Begins University
Charles Darwin begins studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Darwin was sickened by surgeries due to the sight of blood and realized that he did not want to obtain a degree in medicine. -
University of Cambridge
With pressure from his father, Darwin joins Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he would obtain a bachelor's degree. -
Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist. For the next five years, Darwin explored the continents of South America, Australia, and New Zealand. He documented observations on various animals and plants. He collected over 1500 specimens, which he sent home for further observation. -
The Origin of Species
Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." This is where Darwin’s theory suggested that organisms evolve through “natural selection.” Natural selection suggests that organisms that are better suited for their environments can survive and reproduce offspring that carry on their traits that make them successful for that environment. -
The Descent of Man
"The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation" to Sex is published. This publication applies evolutionary theory to human evolution through sexual selection. Charles' work with evolutionary theory was important because it caused a paradigm shift within science. At the time of Darwin publishing his work, religious entities still had a stronghold on how humans and the planet came to be. -
Death
Charles Darwin died in Downe, Kent, England. -
Video
On this day the video that I am using was uploaded to youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsUz2O2jww&t=370s -
References
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www.darwinproject.ac.uk/learning-resources/timeline#/. Desmond, Adrian J. “Charles Darwin - the Beagle Voyage.”
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