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Date of Birth
Charles Darwin was born on February 12th in the year 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. -
HMS Beagle Voyage
At the age of 22 years old Darwin set forth on a voyage onboard the vessel HMS Beagle. He was hired as a naturalist on the ship but spent a majority of his time on land collecting various species, which he would study more in depth once he returned to land in England nearly 5 years later. One of his more known findings from the voyage was the different characteristics of finches compared to the mainland and Galapagos islands, where each species had devolved specific traits to the habitat. -
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Charles Darwin After the voyage
In the years to come after returning to England, Darwin dove into studying all the specimens he collected while underway. As he discovered more, he began writing and publishing many books in this time frame to include Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of HMS Beagle, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands, and Geological Observations of South America. -
HMS Beagle returns home
Darwin returns to England after a five-year voyage. Upon his return, Darwin continues more in-depth studies of all of his findings while underway. In the years to come, came many published books by Darwin informing others of this studies but his best known and most controversial book yet is known to be the Origin of Species which shed light on his theory of natural selection and evolution. -
Origin of Species Published
Nearly twenty years after returning from his voyage around the world Darwin published this book that is known worldwide to be the basis to evolutionary biology. His theory of evolution through natural selection explains that species gradually change over time to adapt to their environment which is a process to evolution. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London :John Murray, 1859. -
Date of Death
Charles Darwin died on April 19th, 1882, at the age of 73.
Here is a quick educational video on the major events of Charles Darwin's life:
virtualschooluk, Fuseschool. “The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection | Evolution | Biology | Fuseschool.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccdXeaP1l_s.