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John Ray links humans to primates
John Ray, an English naturalist, places humans in the same category as primates, which suggested that people were related to primates. -
John Ray's Book
John Ray's book, Historia Plantarum, described many species of plants and talked about common ancestors -
Carolus Linnaeus's Birth
Carolus Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707. He later became a Swedish scientist who contributed to evolution theories. -
Carolus Linnaeus publishes book
Carolus Linnaeus, a biological scientist, published his book, Systema Naturae, which talked about how there were physical similarities between living things. -
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis's Book
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, a French mathematician and astronomer, theorized in his book, Systeme de la Nature, on how species came about -
Charles Bonnet
Charles Bonnet, a Swiss naturalist, first used embryological development towards the development of species. -
Buffon suggests that apes and humans are related
Comte de Buffon, a French naturalist, suggested that humans and apes are related -
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was born. He became a French naturalist who added to the theory of evolution. -
Erasmus Darwin's Book
Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather, published his book, Zoonomia, which supported common ancestors. -
Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist and zoologist, ended the debate as to whether or not species could become extinct. -
Thomas Malthus's Book
Thomas Malthus, an English scholar, publishes his book, Essay on the Principle of Population, where he talks about population's effect on the world. -
Charles Lyell's Birth
Charles Lyell was born on November 14, 1797. He later became a geologist. -
Giraffes
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believed that the giraffes necks got longer by stretching. -
Natural Theology
William Paley, a British philosopher, wrote Natural Philosophy. It used the watchmaker analogy. -
Robert Chambers's Birth
Robert Chambers was born on July 10, 1802. He later became a publisher and his writings supported evolution. -
Philosophie Zoology
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck published his book, Philosophie Zoology, which talked about spontaneous generation -
Transmutation of Species
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory was Transmutation of Species which described the changing of one species into another. -
Principles of Geology
Charles Lyell, a British geologist, published his book, the Principles of Geology. He later influenced evolutionary thinkers. -
Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers, a Scottish publisher, anonymously published his book, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation. The book supported evolution. -
Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man
Charles Lyell wrote the Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man, which dealt with the age of the human race, ice ages, and evolution/natural selection.
