It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed. Sir Charles Lyell, (November 14, 1797 – February 22, 1875) was the preeminent geologist of his time and distributer of the compelling work, Principles of Geology. Storing up an enormous measure of confirmation, both from his own field research and the work of others, Lyell promoted the idea that the land components of the Earth could best be clarified by the moderate activity of topographical strengths that have happened all through Earth's history are as yet happening today. This perspective, known as uniformitarianism, was rather than the hypothesis…
Biological evolution is the process through which the characteristics of organisms change over many generations, they change by natural selection and genetic variation. The result of biological evolution may be outstanding or minimal; it can cause countless numbers of new species. Every single animal on the Earth has gone through this process including humans. Darwinism is a theory created by Charles Darwin about the theory of biological evolution. It stated that “all species of organisms arise…
Charles Darwin, was an English naturalist best known for his contributions to evolution. Darwin defined evolution as descent with modification. Correspondingly, this is the change over time in the genetic composition of a population. Evolution was mainly influenced by three major ideas that shaped Darwin’s way of thinking: theory of gradualism, principle of uniformitarianism and population view. James Hutton, a Scottish naturalist and creator of the theory of gradualism, proposed that changes in…
“Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man’s pockets.” The writing of Charles Dickens often shows that people use their condition to make people feel bad and give money to them. Poverty plays a major roll in Dickens writings, he shows people that no matter how a person appears, you should treat them with the same respect that you treat yourself with. The people of Victorian London in that time didn’t have all the things that we have today, they had to play in alleys,…
Charles Manson never killed anyone himself. Although, he was never found guilty for any of his murders, he is known for being the leader of the Manson Family. Charles manipulated his “family” into carrying out his horrific crimes for him. The Manson Family committed one of the most terrifying crimes in American History. According to Jeff Dunn, author of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson, starting in the first-grade Charles would recruit gullible classmates to attack other students he…
Many have heard of the famous pilot, Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Hard enough as flying already is, try flying a plane over the ocean while having hallucinations because of sleep deprivation. Challenging, huh? Well, he did. And, he did so without stopping to rest, and by himself. Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan. His mother was Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, and she very closely followed Charles choice in career (Charles). His father, Charles Augustus…
Evolution is the theory that all living forms came from ancient ancestor as well as the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. (Metz 2017). Through the series of changes, genetic drift, migration, and natural selection today’s descendants show an amazing amount of similarities as well as differences. According to the journal article development on a tiny scale is named microevolution, relating to the changes that happen such as insects…
Charles Thomson was one of our founding fathers that became an outstanding man in Pennsylvania. He had become a tutor and teacher, at different school. He held a position with the government for a period of time. He ran several businesses in his career. Charles had a passion for knowledge. He overcame quite few obstacles in his life from childhood on up. During the destruction of the woolen trade and the enforcement of the Test Act Charles was born. This was the time when the…
“ A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life” (Charles Darwin) Charles Darwin is one of the most responsive scientists of the nineteenth century. Charles Darwin's most famous act as a scientist was to change the way people look at living things. Charles’s childhood and educational background was very unique. Charles Robert Darwin was born February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His dad was Robert Darwin and his mother Susannah Darwin. He had had five…
Charles Darwin was a naturalist from the 19th century. He studied finches during his voyage to the Galapagos Islands. Another organism he studied on his voyage was tortoises. Two different organisms that Darwin studied after his voyage to the Galapagos Islands are pigeons and earthworms. The pigeon was the most important bird that Charles Darwin studied. One thing he learned about the different species of pigeons, is there were various breeds. The different types of pigeons interested many…