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Linnaaous
Linnaeus born. Linnaeus founded a hierarchical system of classification. -
Cuvier
Cuvier was born. Cuvier founded paleontology, thestudy of fossils. -
Hutton
Hutton proposed geological theory of gradualism. -
Publication Of Malthus
Essay on the Priciple of Population. -
Darwin
Darwin was born. -
Lyell
Lyell proposed geological theory of uniformitarianism. -
Beagle
Voyage of the Beagle -
Darwin
Darwin wrote an unpublished essay on natural selection -
Unpublished Essay
Darwin wrote an unpublished essay on natural selection. -
Natural Selection
Wallace wrote on natural selection. Both Darwin's and Wallace's ideas presented to the Linnaean Society of London. -
Origin of Species
Darwin published The Origin of Species. -
Mendel
Publication of Mendel's experiments on heredity -
Miescher
Miescher isolated DNA -
Weisman
Weisman demonstrated important role of nucleus in heredity -
Mendel
Mendel's experiments rediscovered -
Sutton
Sutton demonstrated chromosomes carry units of Mendelian heredity -
DNA
Demonstration that DNA is the genetic material
