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1 day ago · Charles Darwin (born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent) was an English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.
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- Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is the foundation upon which modern evolutionary theory is built. The theory was outlined...
- Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution had three main components: that variation occurred randomly among members of a species; that an individual’s t...
- Growing up, Charles Darwin was always attracted to the sciences. In 1825 his father sent him to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine. Ther...
- Charles Darwin was born in England to a well-to-do family in 1809. His father was a doctor, and his mother—who died when he was only eight years ol...
- Charles Darwin’s theories hugely impacted scientific thought. But his ideas also affected the realms of politics, economics, and literature. More i...
4 days ago · Maurice, son of Robert FitzHarding, known as Maurice de Gaunt, appears to have promised to give his estate to St. Mark's hospital, Bristol, a promise fulfilled by Robert de Gournay. (fn. 9) The manor was confirmed to the hospital in 1232. (fn. 10)
4 days ago · Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and third circumnavigation overall.
3 days ago · Darwin was invited on the voyage to provide a companion of equal social standing to the Captain, Robert Fitzroy. The previous captain of "The Beagle" had committed suicide, as had Fitzroy's uncle and he wanted some company to distract him on the long voyage.
2 days ago · The University of Edinburgh (Scots: ... The Students' Representative Council (SRC) was founded in 1884 by student Robert Fitzroy Bell. In 1889, ...
2 days ago · The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its historically Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the individual cultures of England, Wales and Scotland and the impact of the British Empire. The culture of the United Kingdom may also colloquially be referred to as British ...
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