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He went to study to become a physician; like his father and grandfather had. Here he met and studied with Robert Grant.
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Here he studied for clergy. After passing his baccalaureate exam he continued one more term in the college, studying geology.
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He was invited by Captian Robert Feliz-Roy to be an unpaid naturalist.
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The tropical disease was probably caused by an insect bite.
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He would never leave England again.
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His first notebook had ideas and facts about the orign and transformation of species.
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He marries his cousin who is mostly known for her opposition to slavery.
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His book Journal of Researches is published.
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His book the Origin of Species is published. It has become one of the more significant texts for modern science.
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He was 73 when he died.