Charles Darwin went on his voyages in HMS Beagle. Here is a model of the ship at the Natural History Museum in London..
Click Here to watch an excellent video on THE TREE OF LIFE
Charles Darwin ( you may have heard about him) was born on 12th February 1809- that’s 200 years ago!
He shares his birthday with another very famous person, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of America, best known for abolishing slavery.
Charles Darwin studied living things and looked at past at present evidence for the formation and evolution of Life on Earth. He put his theory forward in many controversial written works such as On The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man.
Natural History Museum ( Click here for more information)in London have an excellent exhibition on at present looking at Darwin’s work. He lived in Kent in a large house called Down House( Click here for more information) which has recently been opened up by the National English Heritage. You can visit both places and learn more about Darwin, the man, the scientist , the explorer and the philosopher.
Floreat Salopia!
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Who would have guessed it- our very own bald worm proves the theory of evolution!