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He was born on February 12, 1809, The Mount, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom.
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The voyage lasted about five years. Darwin spent most of that time on land investigating geology and making natural history collections, while the Beagle surveyed and charted coasts.
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Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species,
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Darwin was the first to study the geology of the Cape Verde Islands.
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19 April 1882 (aged 73), in Down House, Kent, England.