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Being born
On the 12th of February 1809 in Shrewsbury,England a young boy was born to parents,Susannah and Robert Darwin. -
Early childhood
In 1818,Charles went to Shrewsbury school for boys and his friends and teachers slowly realised that he had a big passion for science. Unfortunately,when Charles was only eight years old, his um died of natural causes. A few years later, Charles built a science lab in his old garden shed. -
transitioning to a university
A few long years later,Charles transferred to Cambridge university to study to be a doctor;his father and grandfather,(Robert and Eramus),was a doctor but Charles didn't want to be a doctor because he didn't like the sight of blood.After studying in Cambridge university,he transitioned to Edinburgh university to be a vicar until he got a letter... -
Life changing letter
In 1831,Darwin got a letter from John S Henslow to request him to be a naturlist on the HMS Beagle for 5 years,(which was supposed to last for 2 years),and he said yes; he persuaded his father to let him go on the trip until he accepted his trip around the world.At the young age of 22,Charles set off for his trip; he discovered the islands:Montevideo and the Faulkland islands; however,he couldn't go on those trips because he kept having stomach cramps and lots of fevers. -
end of the accelerating adventure
After a few weeks of discovering the Galapagos island,Charles travelled back to his family,(which took a few months to get back).Once he got back from his life changing trip,he studied about the finches until he found about the theory of evolution -
The great Galapagos
After discovering the 2 unknown islands, Charles found his main discovery... THE GALAPAGOS ISLAND!He discovered lots of animals and species such as:the Galapagos tortoise, Galapagos sea lion, a Sallylightfoot crab and many more. The most important animal he found was the finches! -
origin of species
.After a few years of studying about the theory of evolution, he wrote a book about the theory of evolution,(which was called the origin of species);he didn't publish the book until 1859 because he thought that people wouldn't believe him.
