Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural ... a doctor whose book ‘Zoonomia’ had set out a radical and highly controversial idea - that one species could 'transmute' into another.

Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire ... He was exposed to new, and sometimes controversial, scientific ideas and theories in debates, talks and through student societies. However, he did ...

In 1831, a young British naturalist called Charles Darwin joined the crew of the ... By far the most controversial aspect of evolution theory was its apparent contradiction of the biblical account ...

Discover the story of Charles Darwin's 1831 and 1842 tours ... (the origin of slates was a significant scientific controversy in Darwin’s time). The Museum contains the largest working ...

The Charles Darwin bicentennial celebrates the man who recognized natural selection and changed the world's views on evolution. However, his contributions to geology should not be overlooked.