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Charles Darwin (1809–1882) transformed our understanding of life on Earth with his theory of evolution by natural selection, published in On the Origin of Species (1859). His five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle, collecting specimens across South America, the Galápagos Islands, and Australia, provided the observational foundation for his theory.
Darwin delayed publishing his theory for 20 years, knowing it would be controversial, before Alfred Russel Wallace independently reached the same conclusions. Evolution by natural selection is now one of the best-supported theories in science and the unifying framework of all modern biology.
# Top 10 Charles Darwin facts
- 1Darwin studied theology at Cambridge before becoming a naturalist
- 2He delayed publishing his theory for over 20 years, fearing the religious backlash
- 3Darwin and Wallace jointly presented the theory of natural selection in 1858
Fascinating Facts
- ◆Darwin studied theology at Cambridge before becoming a naturalist
- ◆He delayed publishing his theory for over 20 years, fearing the religious backlash
- ◆Darwin and Wallace jointly presented the theory of natural selection in 1858
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