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While at the voyage, Darwin made notes on his observations of plants and animals on land. He made some of these observations on many islands in the Pacific Ocean and noticed how similar and different the finches on the islands were to those on the mainland of South America. Darwin observation of the finches would eventually contribute to his theory of evolution through natural selection. -
Here Darwin collected different specimens of finch which later played a major role in future works. Few months after the HMS Beagle voyage in January 1837, Darwin handed his findings from the Galapagos Islands to the Zoological Society of London. To his knowledge, the specimen were from only three different birds but it turned out that they were 12 species of finches. This further influenced the development of his theory. -
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution impacted many areas of study. It has impacted on philosophy to an extend philosophers have questioned their ideas of science vs non-science and how someone can establish if a theory is scientific or not. The role of Darwin in these ideological views has created rom for population thinking. Although the theory of evolution and natural selection was influenced by many scientists, Charles Darwin was the most well-known influencer. -
Darwin published On the Origin of Species which later became the most influential books to ever be written. He then started working on his theory of evolution by natural selection which was introduced in On the Origin of Species immediately after the HMS Beagle voyage. -
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