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The Birth of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England on 12 February 1809. A video on the development of Charles Dawin and his theory of natural selections can be found here: Darwin and Natural Selection -
The HMS Beagle Sets Sail
After attending school and university Darwin discovered that he didn't enjoy studying, or at the least didnt enjoy studying the program he was in. Darwin eventually realized he found an interest in nature and would spend time with his mentor John Henslow, a professor and expert on botany. John Henslow would go on to recommend Darwin go on a five year voyage with Captain Robert FitzRoy as an unpaid naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. -
Charles Darwin Arrives In The Galapagos Islands
The H.M.S. Beagle arrives in the Galapagos Islands after nearly four years of traveling the world. This visit is where Darwin goes on to collect species and take notes on all his observations that would eventually lead him to develop his theory on evolution through natural selection. Darwin described the Galapagos as "...a little world within itself; the greater number of its inhabitants, both vegetable and animal, being found nowhere else". -
Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., from 1832 to 1836 Published
Darwin, Charles, et al. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., fromto 1836. London: Henry Colburn, Great Marlboro Street, 1839. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/55053676/>. -
Pigeon Breeding
Darwin began an experiment using pigeons to recreate the effects of natural selection by using artificial selection. His motive for this being to further provide proof of concept to go along with his theory so that the legitimacy of it seemed more sound. -
On the Origin of Species Published
On the Origin of Species was published and written in a way that it could be understood by a wide audience and it soon became a scientific bestseller. It detailed how changes over time in environments can influence species through the favoring of some traits over others. Darwin, Charles, and Leonard Kebler. On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London: J. Murray, 1859. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress -
The Descent of Man Published
Darwin, Charles, Leonard Kebler, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The Descent of Man,: And Selection in Relation to Sex. London: J. Murray, 1871. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/04033382/>. -
The Death of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin died on 19 April 1882. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London.
