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Charles Darwin is born at The Mount, Shrewbury
Born Charles Robert Darwin, an English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection become the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. Darwin was the second son of society doctor Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgewood, the daughter of the Unitarian pottery industrialist Josiah Wedgewood. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk -
The death of Darwin's mother
Darwin's mother died when he was eight, and his sisters took care of him from that point forward.
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Darwin is removed from school
Darwin was removed from school after being deemed unsuccessful and spent the summer accompanying his father on his doctor rounds. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk -
Educational Videos on Charles Darwin
This video gives a brief and concise description of events that created the paradigm of Charles Darwin's theory. https://youtu.be/vnktXHBvE8s I hope this video helps you understand Darwin's ideas. -
Darwin sets sail on the Beagle
Charles Darwin's circumnavigation of the globe would make a name himself. Five years of hardship and arduous sea life, imprisoned within the ship's walls was tough but he survived. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk -
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Charles Darwin creates a sketch of the evolution theory
Darwin drafted a thirty-five-page sketch of his theory of natural selection in 1842 and expanded it in 1844, but he had no intentions of publishing the sketch. Then in 1844, he wrote Emma a letter detailing that if he died, she was to pay 400 to publish the work. His work from 1842-1846 secured his reputation as one of history's most known geologists. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk -
Charles Darwin's experiments on plants
Charles Darwin conducted experiments to prove that seeds, plants, and animals could reach oceanic islands, there they might produce a new species in a geographical location. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk -
The death of Charles Darwin
He suffered a heart attack on Christmas and was followed by seizures. Darwin died in great suffering at Down House and was buried in Westminister, Abbey. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk
