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Natural history and biology · 1809–1882

Charles Darwin

Showed that living things evolve by natural selection, changing how we understand all life.

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Books 20

  1. 1839age 30
    Journal of Researches (The Voyage of the Beagle)
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  2. 1842age 33
    Coral Reefs; Volcanic Islands; South American Geology
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  3. 1842age 33
    The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
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  4. 1844age 35
    Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands
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  5. 1846age 37
    Geological Observations on South America
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  6. 1851age 42
    A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia
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  7. 1859age 50
    On the Origin of Species
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  8. 1862age 53
    On the Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
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  9. 1865age 56
    The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
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  10. 1868age 59
    The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
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  11. 1871age 62
    The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
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  12. 1872age 63
    The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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  13. 1875age 66
    Insectivorous Plants
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  14. 1876age 67
    The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
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  15. 1877age 68
    The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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  16. 1880age 71
    The Power of Movement in Plants
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  17. 1881age 72
    The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms
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  18. 18875 yrs after death
    The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
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  19. 189210 yrs after death
    Charles Darwin: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters
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  20. 190927 yrs after death
    The Foundations of the Origin of Species: Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844
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  1. 18842 yrs after death
    Darwinism Stated by Darwin Himself: Characteristic Passages from the Writings of Charles Darwin
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Papers 2

  1. 1858age 49
    On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection
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  2. 1877age 68
    A Biographical Sketch of an Infant
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Letters 2

  1. 18875 yrs after death
    The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
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  2. 190321 yrs after death
    More Letters of Charles Darwin
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