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Charles Darwin's evolution by natural selection, as set out in his 1859 On the Origin of Species, is the dominant theory in modern biology, [2] [3] but it is accompanied as a philosophy and in fiction by two earlier evolutionary theories, progressionism (orthogenesis) and Lamarckism. [1]
Interest in the relationship between Darwinism and the study of literature began in the nineteenth century, for example, among Italian literary critics. [2] For example, Ugo Angelo Canello argued that literature was the history of the human psyche, and as such, played a part in the struggle for natural selection, while Francesco de Sanctis argued that Emile Zola "brought the concepts of ...
Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes' conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law.
Darwin, a science fiction film by Alain Desrochers; Darwin (seaQuest DSV), a dolphin in the TV series seaQuest DSV; Darwin!, a 1972 album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso; Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist, a 1991 biography of Charles Darwin; Darwin (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe associated with the X-Men
When Darwin was alive, he kept meticulous records of his library, including a 426-page handwritten “Catalogue of the Library of Charles Darwin” compiled in 1875. Initially after Darwin died ...
In addition to FitzRoy and Darwin, the characters include: Bartholomew Sulivan, British naval officer and hydrographer; Boat Memory (original name unknown), a native Fuegian brought to England; Syms Covington, cabin boy on HMS Beagle and later a servant of Charles Darwin; Reverend George Packenham Despard, a missionary in the Falklands Islands
Mr Darwin's Shooter is a 1998 novel by Roger McDonald.It describes the life of Syms Covington, manservant to Charles Darwin during Darwin's voyage aboard HMS Beagle.. The book deals with three periods of Covington's life: childhood, adolescence while on HMS Beagle, and middle age, where Covington is struggling to deal with the conflict between his religious views and his role in the ...
Darwin seems to still harbor feelings for Monet, becoming angry when Multiple Man tells the team that they may not be able to help her find her kidnapped father. [5] During a battle with Hela, Darwin adapts to her touch by becoming a death god himself, but has trouble coping with the after-effect of the god-like abilities that were granted to ...