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Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England. -
After the death of his mother in 1817, Charles Darwin joins Shrewsbury School as a boarder, with his older brother Erasmus. -
At the age of 16 Charles Darwin begins studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He cannot stand the sight of blood, so in 1828 he leaves to join Christ’s College, Cambridge to study for a general degree that may lead to him becoming an Anglican clergyman. At both universities he proves to be more interested in natural history than in his regular studies. -
Charles Darwin is invited to join HMS Beagle on a surveying voyage to South America. -
Charles Darwin joins Captain Fitzroy aboard HMS Beagle. The voyage lasts five years and takes him all around the world. -
Charles Darwin encounters slavery in Brazil and later meets the native people of Tierra del Fuego. -
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKppAtIeh8 Charles Darwin returns to England with a large collection of specimens and observations. -
Between January 1837 and March 1838, Darwin became a central figure in the Geological Society, presenting four papers on his Beagle findings and becoming its secretary (a position he held until 1841).
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[archive]https://archive.org/details/journalofresearc00darw/page/n7/mode/2up
1.Darwin publishes his Journal of Researcher into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle -
Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin. They have ten children (three die in childhood) and remain devoted to each other. Emma and the children play important roles in collecting data, liaising with correspondents and illustrating and editing Darwin’s work. -
Annie Darwin was the second child and eldest daughter of Charles and Emma Darwin. She died at the age of ten in 1851, presumably of tuberculosis. -
In 1858, Wallace sent a letter to Darwin outlining his ideas of evolution, the two later collaborated on scientific paper, discussing their evidence of natural selection and evolution. -
[bing]https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Darwin+origin+of+species&mid=C1B1BF7412989BE9803DC1B1BF7412989BE9803D 1.) Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It is immediately a best-seller but opinion on its argument for evolution is divided.
2.) Biographer Lyanda Haupt says "you can see the influence of Annie’s death in the shaping of that book." -
The 1860 Oxford evolution debate took place at the Oxford University Museum in Oxford, England, seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species. Several prominent British scientists and philosophers participated, including Thomas Henry Huxley, Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, Benjamin Brodie, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Robert FitzRoy. -
Darwin was awarded the Copley Medal in 1864 for his achievements in science. -
[archive]https://archive.org/details/variationofan02darw Darwin published The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, his first book on genetics. -
Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, his second book on human evolution. [bing]https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=darwin+descent+of+man&mid=0345314CE6D10FF6B4880345314CE6D10FF6B488 -
Darwin published The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, his last scientific book.
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Charles Darwin died at the age of 73 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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