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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's Life
Lamarck believed that organisms acquired traits and then passed them to their offspring. -
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Charles Darwin's Life
Darwin believed that organisms had to be born with traits that were in their DNA. -
The HMS Beagle Leaves England
Charles Darwin leaves on the Beagle as the ship's naturalist. -
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Ernst Haeckel's LIfe
Haeckel was an influential zoologist whose work on evolution influenced the ideas on the Nazis. -
HMS Beagle Returns to England
CHarles Darwin returns to England after his voyage on the Beagle. -
Darwin Recieves a Monograph
Darwin recives a monograph from Alfred Russel Wallace that summarized his ideas, causing to publish his book earlier. -
Darwin Publishes His Book
Darwin publishes his book Origion of Species by Natural Selection. The book sells out in just a day. -
Pope Pius XII Discusses Evolution
He condems ideologies which threaten the Catholic faith, but not saying evolution is against Christianity.