Earth Sciences 1083F/G Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Charles Darwin
19 Jan 2012
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Lecture 3 charles darwin y education: 1818 - darwin enters shrewsbury school, 1825-27 - darwin at edinburgh university. could not handle sight of blood: 1827-31 - darwin at christ"s college, cambridge university. prepared for a career in the church: 1829 (summer) - darwin makes an entomological tour of north. darwin"s interest in "bugs and beetles" was longstanding: 1831 (april 26) - darwin receives his ba degree. In spring, begins planning trip to canary islands y voyage: became an unpaid naturalist on the survey ship h. m. s. realized that spores, like dust, could likewise make the journey overseas: seashells exposed on land nearly 15 meters above sea level. must have been underwater at one time, then uplifted, proving.
