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Lifespan of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, the naturalist was born under the full name Charles Robert Darwin. He was born in The Mount House, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, and died on April 19, 1882, in Downe, Kent, England. (http://vividscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Darwin-images-copy-1024x480.jpg) -
HMS Beagle begins it's famous voyage
Darwin, Charles. Voyage of the Beagle. Project Gutenberg. Print. -
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Voyage of the HMS Beagle
The HMS Beagle departed Devonport, England on 27 December 1831 and returned to Falmouth, England on 02 October 1836. (http://arcg.is/HP00q) -
HMS Beagle arrives in the Galopagos Islands
Darwin has only 34 days to collect specimens. In this sketch of finches, Darwin depicts how finches evolved in various ways according to the environments they live in. -
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The Beagle arrives at the Galapagos Islands
Darwin's acceptance of the theory of evolution began during the months of his voyage leading up to the arrival in the Galapagos Islands. During his visit, he finally came to fully accept the theory. -
The Voyage of The Beagle published
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On The Origin of Species
Darwin publishes On The Origin of Species. He was not fond of the idea of shaking up the fundamental ideologies of the church and peers. But he did not invent evolutionary theory either. What Origin of Species did was to support the idea of evolution by proposing a means of improving species lines through natural selection, where nature favors varieties of plants and animals that adapted or change to their environment. (https://archive.org/embed/originofspecies00darwuoft) -
A Damnable Doctrine
In this video Professor of Philosophy Elliot Sober analyzes Charles Darwin's critique of religion and Christianity.
(https://youtu.be/1BS9KP8zaXs)
