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who proposed Darwin for membership of the Plinian society in 1826, a radical who went on to become Commissioner in Lunacy for Scotland and pioneered art therapy
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published a new evolutionary theory, which was explained in detail in Darwin's
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photographs. This portrait is from a photography session at Darwin's home,
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further undermined the static view of nature. In the early 19th century,
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Darwin Day, February 12, 2009, marks the 200th anniversary of
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and December 25 Main Page programs. Articles meeting the
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during the 1920s and 1930s founded the new discipline of
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has roots in antiquity. However, until the 18th century,
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in his old age, from the Victorian photography studio
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versus natural selection. In the late 20th century,
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Index

Knowledge (XXG):Did you know
Charles Darwin
History of evolutionary thought
Halloween 2008
Did you know?
T:TDYK
T:TDYK
The Temple of Nature
Erasmus Darwin
Natural Theology (Paley)
von Sydow
Philosophie Zoologique
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
User:dave souza/The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
Geological Observations of Volcanic Islands
Geological Observations on South America
Pencil Sketch of 1842
Essay of 1844
Fertilisation of Orchids
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms
Richard001
talk
02:26, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject History of Science/scientists
Herbert Spencer Jennings
George Todaro
Robert Huebner (biologist)
William A.F. Browne
John Brodie Innes

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