Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: 1859
Article abstract: Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species and theorizes that existing plant and animal species evolved from earlier living forms, providing an organizing principle for biology but casting doubt on the biblical story of creation.
Summary of Event
Charles Robert Darwin was born in 1809, the son of a middle-class English family whose heritage included much interest in science. His grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, had earlier speculated about evolution, although, like the French theorist Jean de Lamarck, he attributed organic changes to the...
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