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Charles Robert Darwin (/ ˈ d ɑːr w ɪ n / [5] DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, [6] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.
Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla) [9] [better source needed] is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. [1] It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre.
Charles Darwin in 1868. Darwinism is a term used to describe a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and others. The theory states that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
Darwin most often refers to: Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection Charles Galton Darwin (1887–1962), English physicist, grandson of Charles Darwin
The seven-year-old Charles Darwin in 1816, a year before the sudden loss of his mother. Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England on 12 February 1809 at his family home, the Mount, [1] He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Waring Darwin, and Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood).
The City of Darwin is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. It includes the central business district of the capital, Darwin City , and represents two-thirds of its metropolitan population.
During Darwin's lifetime, many geographical features were given his name. An expanse of water adjoining the Beagle Channel was named Darwin Sound by HMS Beagle captain Robert FitzRoy after Darwin's prompt action, along with two or three of the men, saved them from being marooned on a nearby shore when a collapsing glacier caused a large wave that would have swept away their boats, [1] and the ...
In April 2008 Darwin's private papers were launched. The event marked the largest release of new materials by and about Darwin ever published. The collection covers c. 20,000 items across c. 90,000 electronic images. One notable item is the Diary of Emma Darwin (1808–1896), Darwin's wife. [7] [8] The site is accessible open access free of ...