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Mr. Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England. His father was an established Doctor. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/charles-darwin/ -
Life and Death
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In 1831, Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, employed as a naturalist. Desmond, Adrian J.. "Charles Darwin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin. Accessed 14 Aug 2021. -
Voyage of HMS Beagle
The estimated trip was scheduled for two years but ended up an almost five-year exploration around the world voyage!
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As you can see by the inserted map, the voyage went much further than just the Galapagos Islands, of which he is best known.
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Darwin's Theory. In July 1837, Darwin began keeping a notebook of his thoughts and theories about the variation of plants and animals. By this time, he had wholly accepted that species could evolve or transmute to use his term. He decided he would make his investigation according to the principles of Francis Bacon – he would assemble facts before producing a theory. In 1845 he published his thoughts about the new species of finches he discovered in the Galapagos Islands. -
Darwin published his thoughts about evolution and natural selection in On the Origin of Species. It was made available to the public on 24 November 1859. It was popular and controversial. It was estimated that the original 1250 copies sold out immediately. The book convinced many that species change over time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSNtaQKOAk -
"Charles Darwin died aged 73 on April 19, 1882, of heart failure at his country house. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, next to John Herschel whose work had inspired him at university, and near his best friend Charles Lyell, whose work had influenced him greatly. Other scientists buried in Darwin’s vicinity at Westminster Abbey include Isaac Newton, Ernest Rutherford, J. J. Thomson, and Lord Kelvin." https://www.famousscientists.org/charles-darwin/