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Period: Jan 1, 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
It was a period in history where modern science started to emerge and brought change in thought and beliefs. People would now build theories on logical and evidential reasoning. -
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The Enlightenment
The enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was a period in history were people starting to question everything. People would question how society should be run, politics, science, religion, the Catholic Church etc. -
Histoire Naturelle
French Philosopher, Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed that ‘species’ were just marked variations, altered with from their originality by environmental factors. -
Zoonomia; Laws of Organic Life
Erasmus Darwin published his book on evolution. He didn't mention natural selection, but he stated that all living organisms evolved from common ancestors. This book didn't only focus on evolution. -
First theory of evolution published
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a French naturalist who published his theory on evolution stating that species undergo a gradual change in characteristics over time. -
Publication on Principles of Geology
Charles Lyell was a geologist who published a paper stating that Earth was millions of years old. -
On Naval Timber and Arboriculture
Patrick Matthew was a Scottish forester who briefly talked about his theory of natural selection in his book. His theory was published approximately thirty years before Darwin published his 'On the Origin of Species'. -
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Darwin voyages on the HMS Beagle
Darwin discovered most of his theories on this voyage when he traveled around the entire coastline of South America. While Darwin was on his voyage, he had created 3000 pages of notes, collected 1529 species, 3907 skins and created 12 catalogs of animals and plants. -
Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle
This book was published by both Charles Darwin and Richard Owen. It talks about the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals which Darwin discovered during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. -
Alfred Russel Wallace publishes theory
Alfred Russel Wallace published his theory containing similar ideas to Darwin's theory and included natural selection. -
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin publishes his book/essay on Darwinism. It is known to be the foundation for evolution. -
Mendel Read's Paper on Genetics
Gregor Mendel reads his first paper on genetics to the local scientific organization. He presented to laws of heredity which was the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment. -
The Descent of Man
Charles Darwin publishes another book on his Darwinian theories. This book applies his evolutionary theories into human evolution. -
Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer invented his theory on Social Darwinism during the 1880s. Social Darwinism is the application of natural selection and 'survival of the fittest' to human society. -
Importance of DNA in Heredity
August Weismann states his findings detailing the importance of DNA to heredity and establishes his germ cell theory.
