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Charles, Robert, Darwin (1809-1882), also translated as Darwin, a British biologist and naturalist. ※ r

Darwin was famous for his geological research in the early days, and then he presented scientific evidence that all biological species evolved from a small number of common ancestors after a long process of natural selection.

In 1930, Darwin's theory became the main interpretation of the evolutionary mechanism and became the basis of modern evolutionary thinking. It can provide a consistent and reasonable explanation of biological diversity in science and is the cornerstone of today's biology.

While studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Darwin developed an interest in natural history.He later went on to study theology at Cambridge University. [

Darwin became a geologist after five years on the Beagle voyage.He made observations and proposed theories to support Charles and Lyell's uniformitarian ideas.

Published after returning to England

The wave of hunting for beetles swept the country, and Darwin joined it.Went to Woodhouse and Meyer every year to hunt small game and identified some rare insects based on the writings of Lamarck and George Samuel.

In addition, he can consult some well-known naturalists.

He spent his time hiking, boating, and fishing.

After returning to Cambridge, he lost interest in the Holy Spirit and academics, and often communicated with Price, Shrewsbury's classmate and Cambridge advisor, who admired Price's ability to identify plants.

The locals hired to collect the beetles often annoyed him, and his relationship with Fox became increasingly distant.Darwin attended some wild parties and got drunk reading Edward Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire".

There was also a riot against the superintendent in the school, and the students who had rioted in Darwin cheered.

Professor Henslow led the students to collect plants on the trip, and Darwin continued to be busy hunting insects.Activists Richard Carlyle and Robert Taylor published a letter of challenge inviting Cambridge administrators and clergymen to discuss the merits and demerits of Christianity.

According to them, about 50 young university students had their faith shaken.Darwin was among them, but repented, and later called Taylor the devil's priest.

During the summer vacation, he collected beetles in and around his hometown, and was ill for half a month in mid-June.Stephen's Atlas of Insect Blood was printed, and Darwin was included in the captor's acknowledgment list.

I took the time to read the novel "Clarissa" by Serge Richardson.James Mackintosh taught him that the function of the brain can be changed by education.Therefore, it is not born and cannot be reflected by the shape of the head.Darwin agreed, and dropped his faith in phrenology.

Get ready for the exam.The content of the exam is drawn from the classics, the New Testament and William Paley's The Evidence of Christianity.

In Paley's discourse, there is such a concept of a future kingdom with clear rewards and punishments, which gives order to chaos and integrates the moral world with the natural world.

Darwin formed a close friendship with Professor Henslow, and the two often walked together.Traveling with some other students to Gumlingay, Botisham and other places to collect flora and fauna, Henslow soon found that he was a man to make.

After studying Alexander von Humboldt's "Travel in South America" ​​and William Herschel's "Introduction to the Study of Natural Philosophy", he determined to make his own modest contribution to the construction of the noble palace of natural science.

He wanted to visit Tenerife like Humboldt, and asked about boat schedules and fares to the Canary Islands.Adam Sedgwick came to Mount Manor to take Darwin on an adventure in the mountains of northern Wales.

During this trip, Darwin learned a lot of geological knowledge, and the first goniometer he bought came in handy.The group found many animal bones in caves along the Hervé River, but the search for fossils on the way to the coast was fruitless.

On the way, Sedgwick had accused the waiter of stealing according to the law, and Darwin had a conflict with him, so he began to explore alone.After returning to his hometown, he received a letter from Henslow and Peacock, which was a ticket for traveling around the world.

"Journey to the Beagle"

It turned out that the Navy was looking for a partner for Captain Robert Fitzroy's expedition to the coast of South America.

Henslow believed that Darwin was the man they were looking for. He was not only a young gentleman, but also possessed basic natural history. [

When the Beagle was officially launched, Darwin was not used to it, and the reaction to seasickness was very strong.In the evening there was another storm, and Fitzroy was forced to order to turn back.

Darwin returned to port to keep his journal, and studied mathematics, Spanish and German, and read natural history books.

I went out to sea again, but ran aground at low tide, and only entered the high seas half an hour later. Due to the change of wind direction, I returned the next day, and the trip was postponed again.

The Beagle weighed anchor again and headed out to sea.Four crew members were caned for Christmas mistakes the day after sailing.After arriving in Madeira, Darwin vomited so badly that he did not go ashore.

When they arrived in Santa Cruz, an official came and told them they needed to undergo a 12-day quarantine.They failed to land and continued south, leaving Tenerife two days later.

The Beagle arrived in Praia, and together Darwin and Fitzroy met the Portuguese Governor and the American Consul of the Cape Verde Islands.While Fitzroy began his surveys, Darwin went on an excursion with Masters and McCormick.

He found bands of shells and coral embedded in the rock about 30 feet above sea level, suggesting that subsidence had occurred in some places, a strong support for Lyell's point.

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