5. Darwin’s Childhood (1809-1825)
0 1809 February 12 Charles Robert Darwin was
born.
0 1817 July 15 Darwin's mother, Susannah, died
0 1822 He learned the basic principles of scientific
experimentation.
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6. The College Years (1825-1831)
0 1825 mid-October Darwin was sent
to the University of Edinburgh
0 1827 November Darwin decided to
quit medical school.
0 Darwin was far more inclined to study
natural history.
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7. HMS Beagle Years (1831-1836)
0 The ship was to set sail on 25
September 1831
0 His first "discovery," - a horizontal
white band of shell
0 1832 August Darwin sent off his
first load of specimens and notes to
Henslow in Cambridge.
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9. His First “Discovery"
0 1836 December Darwin returned to London and donated all his fossils to
the Royal College of Surgeons.
0 1837 January He gave his first speech before the Royal Geological Society in
London.
0 1837 June By this time Darwin was slowly becoming obsessed with
transmutation.
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10. Darwin Examined Four General Questions
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What was the evidence for species
transmutation?
How did species adapt to a changing
environment?
How were new species formed?
Howcould one account for the
similarities between different species?
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