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Definition of Charles Darwin

1. Noun. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882).

Medical Definition of Charles Darwin

1. An English naturalist who lived from 1809 to 1882, he studied and documented the flora and fauna of parts of coastal South America, including the Galapagos Islands, but is most famous for developing the theories of evolution and natural selection. Lived: 1809-1882. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Charles Darwin

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1. Popular Science Monthly (1901)
"BY Charles Darwin, ESQ., FR8., FLS, AND F.Q8, AND ALFRED WALLACE, ESQ COMMUNICATED RY SIR CHARLES LYELL, FRS, FLS, AND JD HOOKER, ESQ., MD, VPRS, FRS, ETC. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"By Charles Darwin. London. 1842. 8vo. 18648 DARWIN. The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, RN, during the Years 1832 ..."

3. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"Charles Darwin was born at Shrewsbury, February 112,1809. After having studied medicine in Edinburgh and theology in Cambridge, without feeling attracted by ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"The sketch of Darwin's life is valuable [' Charles Darwin,' by Dr. Asa Gray, Nature, June 4, 1874, forming part of a series of papers on ' Scientific ..."

5. The Founders of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1905)
"Influence of Charles Darwin. Adoption of Zonal Stratigraphy of fossiliferous ... I. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) contributed several valuable works to the ..."

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