I want to know about charles darwin?

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i want a detailed answer,and i also want to know more about his discovery

Answer 1

Charles Darwin

Naturalist, 1809 -1882

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. He was the fifth child and second son of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. Darwin was the British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. Like several scientists before him, Darwin believed all the life on earth evolved (developed gradually) over millions of years from a few common ancestors.

From 1831 to 1836 Darwin served as naturalist aboard the H.M.S. Beagle on a British science expedition around the world. In South America Darwin found fossils of extinct animals that were similar to modern species. On the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean he noticed many variations among plants and animals of the same general type as those in South America. The expedition visited places around the world, and Darwin studied plants and animals everywhere he went, collecting specimens for further study.

Upon his return to London Darwin conducted thorough research of his notes and specimens. Out of this study grew several related theories: one, evolution did occur; two, evolutionary change was gradual, requiring thousands to millions of years; three, the primary mechanism for evolution was a process called natural selection; and four, the millions of species alive today arose from a single original life form through a branching process called “speciation.”

Darwin's theory of evolutionary selection holds that variation within species occurs randomly and that the survival or extinction of each organism is determined by that organism's ability to adapt to its environment. He set these theories forth in his book called, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (1859) or “The Origin of Species” for short. After publication of Origin of Species, Darwin continued to write on botany, geology, and zoology until his death in 1882. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Darwin's work had a tremendous impact on religious thought. Many people strongly opposed the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious convictions. Darwin avoided talking about the theological and sociological aspects of his work, but other writers used his theories to support their own theories about society. Darwin was a reserved, thorough, hard working scholar who concerned himself with the feelings and emotions not only of his family, but friends and peers as well.

It has been supposed that Darwin renounced evolution on his deathbed. Shortly after his death, temperance campaigner and evangelist Lady Elizabeth Hope claimed she visited Darwin at his deathbed, and witnessed the renunciation. Her story was printed in a Boston newspaper and subsequently spread. Lady Hope's story was refuted by Darwin's daughter Henrietta who stated, “I was present at his deathbed ... He never recanted any of his scientific views, either then or earlier.”

Answer 2

Darwin Australia was named for him.

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Answer 3

At Librivox.com you can download "The Voyage of the Beagle" his diary of his trip around the world on which he collected the evidence and made the observations that led to "The Origin of Species."

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as an adult, he tried to go to medical school, but opted out because he saw a live surgery on a baby while it was awake. he ended up going to become a priest because it would give him the free time to practice science.  this was cut short when he was offered to go on a surveying ship around the world. he read a book about geological change before setting off. while traveling below south America, he noticed an earthquake that raised some underwater shells above water. he remembered seeing fossilized shells at the top of mountains.  this showed him that environments change. he then went to the Galapagos islands where he studied species that lived there.  he noticed that the different islands had different, but similar, species. he believed that these separate species came from the same species, but he still did not know how.  for a couple months he collected specimen. he never made a discovery on the island. he came up with the idea of evolution by natural selection during the ride back to england.  he was very skeptical of his own idea because back then they did not know about modern genetics. they thought the offspring of parents were a blending of the parents genes, which would  not enable natural selection to take place.  most scientists did not accept Darwin's theory of natural selection until a new genetics theory had been accepted that enabled natural selection.  it actually took him 20 after he returned from the trip to accept his own ideas and publish the famous book, "the origin of species"

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Answer 6

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