Charles Darwin

"We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive periods pour forth volcanic matter from open orifices, are identical."

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Source: Charles Darwin (2016). “The Voyage of the Beagle: the Evolution”, p.224, VM eBooks

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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

Naturalist, Geologist

Charles Darwin was a naturalist whose theory of evolution through natural selection, outlined in 'On the Origin of Species', transformed biology.

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