Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.Darwin's early interest in nature led him to neglect his medical education at the University of Edinburgh; instead, he helped to investigate marine invertebrates. His studies at the University of Cambridge's Christ's College from 1828 to 1831 encouraged his passion for natural science. However, it was his five-year voyage on from 1831 to 1836 that truly established Darwin as an eminent geologist. The observations and theories he developed during his voyage supported Charles Lyell's concept of gradual geological change. Publication of his journal of the voyage made Darwin famous as a popular author.
Puzzled by the geographical distribution of wildlife and fossils he collected on the voyage, Darwin began detailed investigations and, in 1838, devised his theory of natural selection. Although he discussed his ideas with several naturalists, he needed time for extensive research, and his geological work had priority. He was writing up his theory in 1858 when Alfred Russel Wallace sent him an essay that described the same idea, prompting the immediate joint submission of both their theories to the Linnean Society of London. Darwin's work established evolutionary descent with modification as the dominant scientific explanation of natural diversification. In 1871, he examined human evolution and sexual selection in ''The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex'', followed by ''The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals'' (1872). His research on plants was published in a series of books, and in his final book, ''The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Actions of Worms'' (1881), he examined earthworms and their effect on soil.
Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book ''On the Origin of Species''. By the 1870s, the scientific community and a majority of the educated public had accepted evolution as a fact. However, many initially favoured competing explanations that gave only a minor role to natural selection, and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, explaining the diversity of life. Provided by Wikipedia
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Movimienti e le abitudini delle piante rampicanti / by Darwin, Charles Robert
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Origen de las especies / by Darwin, Charles Robert
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Origen de las especies / by Darwin, Charles Robert
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Origen de las especies / by Darwin, Charles Robert (1809 -1882)
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Plantas carnívoras / by DARWIN, CHARLES ROBERT 1809-1882
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Sobre la selección natural / by DARWIN, CHARLES ROBERT 1809-1882
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Autobiografía / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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La faculté motrice dans les plantes / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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El origen de las especies por medio de la selección natural / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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The origin of species by means of natural selection ; The descent of man and selection in relation to sex / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Le piante insettivore / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Les récifs de corail : leur structure et leur distribution / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Role des vers de terre dans la formation de la terre vegetale / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Viaje de un naturalista alrededor del mundo / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Le diverse forme dei fiori in piante della stessa specie / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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El origen del hombre y la selección en relación al sexo / by Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
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Darwinian evolution / by Flew, Anthony
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