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Charles Robert Darwin, borns in The Mount, Shrewsbury, Reino Unido
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Charles Darwin born in a very rich and important family.
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Darwin joins the nearby Shrewsbury Anglican School with his brother Erasmus
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He enters the University of Edinburgh to study medicine.
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He presented to the Plinian Society the discovery that white spores found in oyster shells were the eggs of a leech
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Darwin enters Christ's College Cambridge to study a degree in theology and ecclesiastical
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Botanist John Henslow sparks Darwin's interest in natural history.
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Travel with the Beagle as a naturalist for a journey of exploration
Sailing from Plymouth Bay on December 27, 1831 and arriving at Falmouth on October 2, 1836,He managed to be part of Captain Fitzroy's expedition on the Beagle that made a trip around the world allowing Darwin to observe nature and then use the origin of species for his work. -
Darwin passed the final exam, remaining tenth of a list of 178 examinees.
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In the Galapagos Islands, 500 miles west of South America, Darwin was amazed at how the finch was different on each individual island. He realized that the finch had somehow adapted to various aspects of the particular island.
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Darwin was chosen as a member of the Geographical Society and the introductory speech, which was delivered by Lyell in his capacity as president, expounded Owen's findings from the Darwin fossils, emphasizing the geographic continuity of the species in support of his uniformitarian ideas
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Darwin moved to London to reside near his work, joining Lyell's social circle of scientists, with scholars such as Charles Babbage, who described God as a law designer.
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Post A Naturalist's Journey Around the World at H.M.S Beagle
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When he considered asking his cousin Emma to marry him at age 29, he drew up an exhaustive list of 'pros' and 'cons' before making the final decision. He was concerned that sharing his life with a woman and children could hinder the development of his great intellectual project, but finally decided to do so.
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William Erasmus Darwin
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Anne Elizabeth Darwin
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Darwin wrote a letter to Lyell expounding his ideas, who observed that his comrade "refused to see an origin for each similar group of species"
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Mary Eleanor Darwin
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Henrietta Emma “Etty” Darwin
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George Howard Darwin
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Darwin had already completed his third book on geology.
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Elizabeth «Bessy» Darwin
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Francis Darwin
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Leonard Darwin
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Horace Darwin
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Charles Waring Darwin
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Joint presentation to the Linnean Society of Darwin's and A. R. Wallace's theory of selection.
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Darwin receives a letter from a young naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who working in Indonesia separately came up with a theory similar to his own about evolution by natural selection. The Linnaen Society of London publishes both works at the same time.
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Where he exposes the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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He publishes On the intervention of insects in the fertilization of orchids.
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In which he applies the theory of evolution to the human being. Darwin argues that men and apes are descended from a common ancestor, an argument received with disdain and satire.
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Heart failure at Down House, Downe, UK
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He publishes On the influence of earthworms on the formation of topsoil.
