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Charles Robert Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin. Who was the British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about the natural world?.

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Charles Robert Darwin

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  2. Who was the British scientist who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution and transformed the way we think about the natural world? Charles Robert Darwin, (1809 – 1882) was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Charles Darwin is best known for his work as a naturalist, developing a theory of evolution to explain biological change. His studies of specimens around the globe led him to formulate his theory of evolution and his views on the process of natural selection. In 1859, he published On the Origin of Species. He died on April 19, 1882, in London. www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Theory of Evolution Darwin's exposure to specimens all over the globe raised important questions. Other naturalists believed that all species either came into being at the start of the world, or were created over the course of natural history. In either case, the species were believed to remain much the same throughout time. Darwin, however, noticed similarities among species all over the globe, along with variations based on specific locations, leading him to believe that they had gradually evolved from common ancestors. He came to believe that species survived through a process called "natural selection," where species that successfully adapted to meet the changing requirements of their natural habitat thrived, while those that failed to evolve and reproduce died off. www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Death and Legacy Following a lifetime of devout research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, in London, on April 19, 1882, and was buried at Westminster Abbey. During the next century, DNA studies revealed evidence of his theory of evolution, although controversy surrounding its conflict with Creationism—the religious view that all of nature was born of God—still abounds today. www.assignmentpoint.com

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