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Date of birth
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shropshire, England on February 12th 1809. -
university of Edinburgh
In the year 1825 Darwin became a student of the University of Edinburgh where he was exposed to different teachings and ideas of the time. -
Voyage onboard of the HMS Beagle
Darwin spent most of that time on land investigating geology and making natural history collections. -
Galapagos Islands
Darwin looked for evidence attaching wildlife to an older "center of creation", and found mockingbirds similar to those in Chile but differing from island to island. First example of natural selection. -
HMS Beagle returns to England.
Darwin's trip aboard the HMS beagle comes to an end after 5 years of research. -
Theory of evolution
The theory of evolution by natural selection, first formulated in Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, is the process by which organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits. Changes that allow an organism to better adapt to its environment will help it survive and have more offspring. -
Died
Kent, England. -
Charles Darwin: The Biography Shorties