Charles Darwin

  • Birth

    CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN was the second son of Dr.
    Robert Waring Darwin, of Shrewsbury, where he was born
    on February 12, 1809.
  • Death of mother

    Charles Darwin mother in July 1817,
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    Cambridge, 1828— 1831

    Charles Darwin went Cambridge University to study to become a clergyman. But eventually he realized that is not what he wanted to do the significance of this event is if he liked to become a clergyman.
    he would no have got interested in natural science. During this time he meet Dr. Whewell, where they talked about Natural science.
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    The Beagle Voyage

    During the voyage is when his love for Natural science grew he stoped shooting animals for sport and started observing them HIs father at first refused that he go but eventually his father agreed and due to that Charles Darwin become engrossed with the observation of natural science.
  • Marriage

    During the first two years he did not do much research he married his first cousin Married Emma Wedgwood. He loved her very much, his wife was religious.
  • left London and settling at Down,

    He enjoyed his family with five sones who did not give him much trouble while growing up
  • Published Geoglogical Observations

    Book was a published sometime in 1844 by Charles Darwin, During is early years the was his first book published about his research during the voyage. The Geological observation laid the Fram works to his later works about Natural selection
  • Death of Father

    During this time Charles Darwin father dies and he is to ill to attend his funeral
  • Early years of his theory of Natural Selection

    During this time Charles Darwin began to fully put together his thought on what would be considered the theory of Natural selection
  • Essay from Mr.Wallace Containing similar ideas

    With the latter sent it nudged Charles Darwin to publish his letter with Mr. Wallace. Without the account of the letter Charles Darwin might not have published his findings.
  • Published On the Origin of Species

    It was from the first highly successful. The first small edition of 1250 copies was sold on the day of publication, and a second edition of 3000 copies soon afterwards. He had great success wit origin of species, due to its. success he grew more confident I his work
  • Death

    The death of Charles Darwin due to poor health. His legacy still lives on and he was the founding father with the theory of natural selection. Natural science was valued because of the contribution of Charles Darwin