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Charles Darwin is Born
English naturalist Charles Darwin was born in England. -
The Studying Begins
At the age of 16, Charles Darwin, leaves Shrewsbury School where he had spent the last 7 years of his life studying. After seeing his bad grades, his father, wanted more of him. In 1825, He was sent to the University of Edinburgh, alongside his brother, to obtain medical qualifications. He spent the following summer working with his father helping to treat the poor as an apprentice doctor. It was at this point Darwin decided to take his life in his own hands. -
First Hint at Evolution
Darwin begins his first theory on the idea of species mutation. Inside of a notebook he begins the breakdown the idea titled 'Transmutation of Species'. This was perhaps the first steps he took towards the idea of evolution while studying animals in South America. -
Questioning Expert Nationalists
Darwin, in May of 1939, published his 'Journal and Remarks' which inside contained his formed theory of natural selection. This was the first time he questioned naturalist experts about the existence of homo sapiens. He claimed this by the variations of species all over the world differentiated only by their adaptation to the surrounding environment.
See below as this breaks down his ideology behind evolution:
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The Theory of Evolution
After over 20 years of scientific research, Charles Darwin, proposed the idea of evolution. This was published in his book 'On the Origin of Species'. He was the first to propose the idea of natural selection; the idea where species adapted to meet the changing requirements of survival, and those who failed to do so became extinct. The idea that homo-sapiens were just an evolved animal species came as a controversy to society. -
Charles Darwin Dies
Charles Darwin dies and is buried at Westminster Abbey. His scientific advances were revolutionary paving the way for freethinking!