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Charles Darwin
He was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist. Darwin was best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. -
The Voyage of the Beagle
For the next five years Darwin observed and collected specimens from all over the world and compared their similarities and differences. -
Contribution to Philosphy of Science
Darwin's Theory of Evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. A British naturalist and biologist known for his understanding of the process of natural selection. His five year voyage around the world, collecting a variety of natural specimens to include plants, birds, and fossils. Darwin began to develop a revolutionary theory about the origin of living beings that ran contrary to the popular view of other naturalist at the time. -
Darwin's Major Works
The book "The Voyage of the Beagle", was published. It was a lively and exciting account of Darwin's travels as well as a detailed scientific field journal. -
Darwin's Major Works
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
- It was a monograph of how he solved the mystery of the formation of coral reefs and atolls. -
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Publicly introduced his theory in a letter read at the meeting of the Linnaean Society;
- individuals of species are not identical
- traits are passed from generation to generation
- more offspring are born than can survive
- only the survivors of the competition for resources will reproduce -
Darwin's Major Works
Theory of Natural Selection came to form; A joint presentation of their scientific papers to Linnaean Society of London under the title " On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection. It was to form the first announcement of the Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution by natural selection; which became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. -
Darwin's Major Works
published' " On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" which goes into the Theory of Evolution by natural selection and became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. -
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Science of Evolution
