The Origin Manuscripts at the “The Darwin Manuscripts Project”
... begun to write the abstract [that is, The Origin],” which appeared in print by the end of November. This established Darwin as the leading thinker on natural selection and evolution as well as one of its co-discoverers. Nonetheless, Darwin would have had indisputable claim to both even if he had not ...
... begun to write the abstract [that is, The Origin],” which appeared in print by the end of November. This established Darwin as the leading thinker on natural selection and evolution as well as one of its co-discoverers. Nonetheless, Darwin would have had indisputable claim to both even if he had not ...
Did Darwin plagiarize his evolution theory?
... famous so-called joint paper by Darwin some merit, in the third edition of his and Wallace was in fact presented withEdward Blyth (1810–1873) Origin book, Darwin gave a few more out Wallace’s prior knowledge!46 details about the sources of his ideas. Regardless of whether Darwin apNonetheless, ‘Unde ...
... famous so-called joint paper by Darwin some merit, in the third edition of his and Wallace was in fact presented withEdward Blyth (1810–1873) Origin book, Darwin gave a few more out Wallace’s prior knowledge!46 details about the sources of his ideas. Regardless of whether Darwin apNonetheless, ‘Unde ...
Darwin*s Evolution - Bath County Schools
... retake will be writing one complex and descriptive sentence for each vocabulary word (using it the context of this unit). Once you have this complete, please get a Study Zone pass and come it to do a retake. Upcoming Events: Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle: Guided Reading should be complete by Mo ...
... retake will be writing one complex and descriptive sentence for each vocabulary word (using it the context of this unit). Once you have this complete, please get a Study Zone pass and come it to do a retake. Upcoming Events: Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle: Guided Reading should be complete by Mo ...
The Theory of Natural Selection of Alfred Russel Wallace FRS
... determined by their relative level of adaptation, less well-adapted species being less abundant than better-adapted species. (iii) This argument can be extended to different varieties within a species, less well-adapted varieties being less abundant than better-adapted varieties. (iv) If the environ ...
... determined by their relative level of adaptation, less well-adapted species being less abundant than better-adapted species. (iii) This argument can be extended to different varieties within a species, less well-adapted varieties being less abundant than better-adapted varieties. (iv) If the environ ...
On Genius and Happenstance in Scientific
... differences observed across an ocean posed puzzles about the relationships of unique groups and the separations between them. Wallace’s thinking was significantly shaped by working in an archipelago. The pattern of similarities and differences among organisms could be mapped across the neighboring i ...
... differences observed across an ocean posed puzzles about the relationships of unique groups and the separations between them. Wallace’s thinking was significantly shaped by working in an archipelago. The pattern of similarities and differences among organisms could be mapped across the neighboring i ...
Wallace Virtual Issue Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS, FZS (1823
... Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS, FZS (1823–1913) was a remarkable British naturalist, explorer, geographer and anthropologist, who famously conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection in 1858, independent of Charles Darwin. Wallace published more than 800 articles as well as 22 books ...
... Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS, FZS (1823–1913) was a remarkable British naturalist, explorer, geographer and anthropologist, who famously conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection in 1858, independent of Charles Darwin. Wallace published more than 800 articles as well as 22 books ...
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings in 1858. This prompted Darwin to publish his own ideas in On the Origin of Species. Wallace did extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the faunal divide now termed the Wallace Line, which separates the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts: a western portion in which the animals are largely of Asian origin, and an eastern portion where the fauna reflect Australasia.He was considered the 19th century's leading expert on the geographical distribution of animal species and is sometimes called the ""father of biogeography"". Wallace was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the 19th century and made many other contributions to the development of evolutionary theory besides being co-discoverer of natural selection. These included the concept of warning colouration in animals, and the Wallace effect, a hypothesis on how natural selection could contribute to speciation by encouraging the development of barriers against hybridisation.Wallace was strongly attracted to unconventional ideas (such as evolution). His advocacy of spiritualism and his belief in a non-material origin for the higher mental faculties of humans strained his relationship with some members of the scientific establishment.Aside from scientific work, he was a social activist who was critical of what he considered to be an unjust social and economic system in 19th-century Britain. His interest in natural history resulted in his being one of the first prominent scientists to raise concerns over the environmental impact of human activity. He was also a prolific author who wrote on both scientific and social issues; his account of his adventures and observations during his explorations in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, The Malay Archipelago, was both popular and highly-regarded. Since its publication in 1869 it has never been out of print.Wallace had financial difficulties throughout much of his life. His Amazon and Far Eastern trips were supported by the sale of specimens he collected and, after he lost most of the considerable money he made from those sales in unsuccessful investments, he had to support himself mostly from the publications he produced. Unlike some of his contemporaries in the British scientific community, such as Darwin and Charles Lyell, he had no family wealth to fall back on, and he was unsuccessful in finding a long-term salaried position, receiving no regular income until he was awarded a small government pension, through Darwin's efforts, in 1881.