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==Timeline of 1877==
==Timeline of 1877==
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*1877/5 [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] departs the US for Japan.
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===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]===
===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]===
*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]].
*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]].
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*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
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*[[Edward Sylvester Morse]] is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new [[Tokyo Imperial University]].
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*Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new [[Tokyo Imperial University]].
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study.
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study.