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Voyage of the Beagle
After passing his BA exams, Darwin accepts to join a 5-year voyage around the world to complete a hydrographic survey of the southern coasts in South America. Darwin used this opportunity to write what is known as the Beagle Diaries, which later led to many other writings. This diary included all of his research findings of animals. -
The Famous Galapagos Finch
On his return from the H.M.S. Beagle Voyage, Darwin’s specimen collection was given to John Gould who would later identify all of the species. This along with Darwin’s diary opened up a new world of evolutionary thinking, later leading to the theory of natural selection. Below is a video on why these birds were so important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s64Y8sVYfFY -
Validated Research Gone Viral
Alfred Russel Wallace had collected species in Indonesia and concluded the same outcomes for the theory of natural selection. Parts of Darwin and Wallace’s findings were presented and published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. -
Introduction of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin published a book called On the Origin of Species in the mid-19th century. This book was the paradigm shift in the world of evolutionary studies by introducing natural selection. He related this new thinking to a “country undergoing physical change, such as climate. The proportional numbers of its inhabitants would almost immediately undergo a change, and some species might become extinct” (Darwin 81).
