charles darwin
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, in 1809. His family was known for having scientists. Robert Darwin, his father was a physician, his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, was also a scientist. Darwin's father wanted him and his brother to follow into the medical fields.When Darwin was a child he was very interested in living things; he read many books on geology and biology. He also collected plants, animal specimens and fossils. In 1825 Darwin started his medical studies at the University if Edinburgh. He was distracted from his medical studies for his interest in natural history. He was only at Edinburgh for only two years. Two years later Darwin enrolled in Christ's College, Cambridge to study theology, were he received a degree in 1831. During the time of Darwin's young life when he was deciding what to do with his life he came in contact with John Henslow, a professor at Cambridge. Henslow recommend that Darwin take the position on a British Navy survey ship in 1831. Darwin traveled around the world on the H.M.S. Beagle. His job w
In July 1, 1858 Darwin combined his thoughts with Wallace's and presented them to a meeting of the Linnaean Society. The following year Darwin published "The Origin of Species." This book was a success; it sold out the first day that it was printed. Along with the book's success came much controversy. It took several years for the scientific community to begin to accept Darwin's ideas. In 1836 Darwin returned to England. When Darwin returned to England he studied the information that he collected on the voyage. From these observations and collections he proposed the theory of natural selection. The theory of natural selection is that plants and animals are always competing for food and other resources to survive. Plants and animals, which are better able to obtain these resources, are more likely to prosper and reproduce. Plants and animals that have difficulty getting resources will have less to reproduce and are more likely to become extinct over time. The animals that are born with an advantage over other animals are more likely to re
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