Complex sentence: In 1783 Darwin began his studies of medicine at the the University of Edinburgh, then his father sent him to the University of Leyden in the Netherlands for a few months, and he took his MD there on 26 February 1785.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1783 Darwin began his studies of medicine at the the University of Edinburgh. His father then sent him to the University of Leyden in the Netherlands for a few months, and he took his MD there on 26 February 1785.