Scientists of the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 17 people and 296 moments here, from 1762 to 1840.

Moments

1. 1827 Tours Scotland and Ireland Charles Darwin
2. 1827 Visits Paris Charles Darwin
3. 1828 Comes into residence at Cambridge Charles Darwin
4. 1828 Retreats to the Dornburg Palaces Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
5. 1828 Studies at Barmouth Charles Darwin
6. 1828 Berlin scientific congress Carl Friedrich Gauss
7. 1829 Reports at Doctors' Commons Charles Dickens
8. 1829 Discusses beetles in London Charles Darwin
9. 1829 Attends Birmingham music meeting Charles Darwin
10. 1830 Becomes a British Museum reader Charles Dickens
11. 1830 Enters Trier Gymnasium Karl Marx
12. 1831 Work at the Royal Institution Michael Faraday
13. 1831 Undertakes North Wales geological tour Charles Darwin
14. 1831 Inspects HMS Beagle at Plymouth Charles Darwin
15. 1831 Arrives at Devonport for voyage Charles Darwin
16. 1831 Sails from Devonport aboard Beagle Charles Darwin
17. 1832 Dies at his Weimar residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
18. 1833 Meeting Christian Ludwig Gerling Carl Friedrich Gauss
19. 1833 Birth at Norrlandsgatan Alfred Nobel
20. 1834 Takes rooms at Furnival's Inn Charles Dickens
21. 1835 Enrolls at Bonn University Karl Marx
22. 1836 Returns to Trier and becomes engaged Karl Marx
23. 1836 Marries at St Luke's Church Charles Dickens
24. 1836 Organizes collections in Cambridge Charles Darwin
25. 1836 Returns home to Shrewsbury Charles Darwin
26. 1836 Returns to Britain at Falmouth Charles Darwin
27. 1836 Begins studies in Berlin Karl Marx
28. 1837 Convalesces and studies Hegel in Stralau Karl Marx
29. 1837 Moves to London scientific circles Charles Darwin
30. 1837 Establishes home in Doughty Street Charles Dickens
31. 1837 Recovers at Hampstead Heath Charles Dickens
32. 1837 Makes first European visit Charles Dickens
33. 1837 Holidays at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
34. 1837 Gymnasium withdrawal Friedrich Engels
35. 1837 Visits William Darwin Fox Charles Darwin
36. 1838 Conducts geology at Glen Roy Charles Darwin
37. 1838 Commercial apprenticeship Friedrich Engels
38. 1838 Boarding-school attempt in Paris Louis Pasteur
39. 1838 Proposes to Emma at Maer Charles Darwin
40. 1838 Return to Arbois Louis Pasteur
41. 1838 Moves into Upper Gower Street Charles Darwin
42. 1839 Marries Emma Wedgwood Charles Darwin
43. 1839 Student and tutor at Collège Royal Louis Pasteur
44. 1839 Attends British Association in Birmingham Charles Darwin
45. 1839 Moves to Devonshire Terrace Charles Dickens
46. 1840 Resides for a summer at Broadstairs Charles Dickens

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