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The Voyage aboard the HMS Beagle
In 1831 Darwin was propositioned to join a trip intended to explore and chart the coastline of South America. He accepted the invitation and spent the majority of the trip observing and recording his findings pertaining to geology and national history. The two year trip ended up turning into a five year escapade in which Darwin made some important and groundbreaking discoveries. This voyage laid the framework for many of the theories that he contributed to the science world. -
Inception of Darwin's Evolutionary Theory
From 1835-1837 Darwin collaborated with many scientists, and professionals to set the stage for his evolutionary theory. He spent hours laboring over his observations and theorizing how there were so many variations of animals. He eventually theorized the concept of natural selection which is familiar to us today. Link text -
Publication of his theory
In 1859, Origin of Species went on sale. This book was a tremendous success and a beautiful summation of nearly twenty years of observation and work. The theory of natural selection was oversimplified and served as the premise of the entire book. -
Significant Contributions and Works Cited
Charles Darwin was influential in bringing awareness to human origin. Blending science and human origin was hardly touched at this point as religion had a general explanation that sufficed for most people. Darwin's discoveries and publications have inspired so many future scientists and budded countless important discoveries. He was truly a giant in the scientific progress story. Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species. D. Appleton, 1900.