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Birth
Charles Darwin was born on February 12th, 1809. He was born to parents Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. Desmond, Adrian J. “Charles Darwin.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Feb. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. -
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The HMS Beagle Voyage
This was Darwin's trip around the world. He spent about five years studying different species of animals all over South America, his most famous stop being in the Galapagos Islands. He took 1750 pages of notes and wrote a 770-page diary during the five-year trip. Here's a video about Darwin's life and his trip on the HMS Beagle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsUz2O2jww -
The Galapagos Islands
On October 8th, 1835 Charles Darwin landed in the Galapagos Islands. He spent five weeks there hopping around the various islands studying the wildlife. Specifically the iguanas, mockingbirds, and finches. He became obsessed with Finches and discovered that there seemed to be different species on each island. This was an early clue that led him to his theory of evolution. -
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Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle
Between 1838 and 1843 he got a 1000 pound grant from Cambridge and hired experts to study the specimens from his trip and published their descriptions in "Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle." This made Darwin well known and liked in London and started to change people's perspectives on non-religious theories. Although, there were still a very large number of people that thought his ideas were blasphemous heresy. -
Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by HMS Beagle.
In 1839 he published his journal from the HMS Beagle, calling it "Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by HMS Beagle. This was his first publication and helped to get his name out there into the small scientific community. Darwin, Charles. Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle. Hafner Pub. Co.,, 1952. Web. -
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection
Darwin began writing his book, originally called "Natural Selection" in April of 1856. By this time he has immense scientific authority. He finished his book in 1858 and it was first sold on November 22nd, 1859. This is where he really got his theory of evolution by natural selection out into the world and people started to take notice. His theories are still believed to this day. Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection. Auckland: The Floating Press, 2009. Print. -
Death
Darwin had been sick for a while and had a seizure in March of 1882 and later died of a heart attack on April 19th, 1882. Desmond, Adrian J. “Charles Darwin.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Feb. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin.