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Há 1 dia · Evolutionary biology. On the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) [3] is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
Há 3 dias · Charles Darwin, the renowned British naturalist and father of evolutionary theory, revolutionized our understanding of life on Earth through his groundbreaking work "On the Origin of Species," forever changing how we view ourselves and all living organisms.
- Adrian J. Desmond
- 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...
7 de mai. de 2024 · Muchos años después, Darwin no dudó en calificar el viaje a bordo del Beagle como el episodio más importante de su vida. En 1831, con apenas 22 años, Charles Darwin se embarcó en una expedición científica que lo llevó por América y Oceanía. A su vuelta, cinco años después, traía consigo el germen de la teoría de la evolución.
Há 4 dias · While the term has been applied to the claim that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection can be used to understand the social endurance of a nation or country, social Darwinism commonly refers to ideas that predate Darwin's publication of On the Origin of Species.
9 de mai. de 2024 · The term eugenics was coined in 1883 by British explorer and natural scientist Francis Galton, who, influenced by Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection, advocated a system that would allow “the more suitable races or strains of blood a better chance of prevailing speedily over the less suitable.”
- Eugenics is the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans. The term e...
- Eugenics was supported by many scientific authorities and political leaders by the time of World War I. However, it ultimately failed as a science...
- The American eugenics movement gave rise to laws that mandated the sterilization of—by some estimates—as many as 60,000 disabled people in more tha...
23 de mai. de 2024 · Research leading to Darwin's theory of evolution. Route. The second voyage of HMS Beagle, from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836, was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle, made under her newest commander, Robert FitzRoy. (During Beagle's first voyage, Captain Pringle Stokes had died by suicide.
Há 3 dias · Foi o conceito filosófico mais revolucionário desde a Grécia antiga. Segundo Darwin, a seleção natural é resultado da existência da variabilidade genética, que assegura não existirem dois indivíduos exatamente idênticos, em qualquer espécie.
