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Birth
Born in Shrewsbury, England
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University of Cambridge
Charles Darwin becomes acquaintances with two individuals while at Cambridge University. A botanist John Henslow and a geologist Adam Sedwick. Both of these individuals helped encourage and teach the basics of being a Geologist. It was at Cambridge University where Darwin knew that he wanted to be a scientist. -
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The Voyage of HMS Beagle
The voyage took Darwin from Cape Verde England to the west coast of Africa to the eastern coast of South America in the first year. In 1833 to 1835 Darwin had explored the Patagonia, Tierradel Fuego, the coast of South America and the Falkland Islands. After Darwin returned the edited version of his research was published as Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by the H.M.S. Beagle. -
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin wrote his book so that even people who knew nothing about science could engage with the book and the information within. Darwin included outlines of main points so the reader could return if they ever found themselves lost. After the Origin of species was published Darwin continued to work and oversee addition revisions to better clarify the content within. -
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Part 2
A quote from the book that I found beautifully illustrates Darwin’s book. “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone circling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved”.
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Death
19 April: Darwin dies at Down House. 26 April: Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey. -
Work cite
Francis, Keith. Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. EBSCOhost,search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=nlebk&AN=224727&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Green, Hank. Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science #22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsUz2O2jww
Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. D. Appleton and company,, 1860. Web.
https://www.sparknotes.com/biography/darwin
