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- Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...ge:Charles Darwin aged 51.jpg|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[Th...
2: ... who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]]....
4: ...ry forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...y [[common descent]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his...
8: In a national recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in [[Westminster Ab...
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...oth inheritence and independent discovery. Such theories have grown from different [[premise]]s and ap...
12: ... truth was no more than opinion and for teaching people to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclu...
14: ...discussing popular philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that the Sophists...
20: ...gues Socrates figures less prominently, and the Theory of Forms is cast in doubt; more directly ethica...
44: ... reaction, against this would be the monism of [[George Berkeley]] and [[Benedict de Spinoza]]. - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
8: ...t year and landed in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin, Australia]] on [[May 24]] after flying 11,000 mi... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
16: ... species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrastos]] ([[372 BC|372]]/[[371 BC|371]] - [[287 ...
24: ...ch a saprophyte is the [[Bird's-nest Orchid]] (''Neottia nidus-avis'').
34: ...]s. Their types can be very different; ovate, lanceolate, or orbiculate. The leaves can be enormous or...
82: ..., a species discussed briefly by [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]] actually launches its viscid pollen sacs with [...
84: *Some ''[[Phalaenopsis]]'', Dendrobiums and Vandaceous species produce [[keiki]], offshoots or plantle... - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
6: ...asitism]], in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms and bene...
7: ...[mutualism]], in which the association is advantageous to both (+ +)
9: ...nsalism]], in which the association is disadventageous to one member while the other is not affected (...
22: ...driving force behind [[evolution]]. She considers Darwin's notion of evolution, driven by [[competition]],... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: '''Geology''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] γ&eta...
3: ...stos]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[s...
5: ... as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]), etc., are also...
7: ...t to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
10: ...sion]] of the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]]. - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...ormation of the Ca-Al-rich inclusions and the meteorites. Since the accretion time of the Earth is no...
6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretche...
11: ... [[1779]] the [[France|French]] naturalist the [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Comte du Buffo...
15: ...e 1790s, the British naturalist [[William Smith (geologist)|William Smith]] pointed out that if two la...
19: In 1830, the geologist [[Charles Lyell]] took the next step and pr... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
62: [[Great Britain]], or just [[Britain]], is the geographical name of the largest of the [[British Isl...
71: ...nited Irishmen]]). The timing, when further Napoleonic intervention or an invasion was feared, was pr...
91: ...of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]. The cabinet is theoretically a subcommittee of the [[Privy Council]],...
95: ...amentarism, with an executive chosen from, and (theoretically) answerable to the legislature, are said...
99: ...08. The Queen also confers titles and honours to people who have rendered outstanding services to the ... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
16: ...llion years ago]] (Mya) at the end of the [[Cretaceous]] period. Dinosaurs are known from both fossils...
20: ...ggish, [[cold-blooded]] reptiles. [[Vertebrate paleontology]] has also become global, with major new d...
29: There is an almost universal consensus among paleontologists that birds are the descendants of [[the...
30: ...ed by [[University of California]] Museum of [[Paleontology]]</blockquote>
32: Modern [[bird]]s are classified by most palaeontologists as belonging to the subgroup [[Manirapt... - History of science (41710 bytes)
6: ...ocial science]]s attempt to base their [[theory|theories]] on established [[fact]], philosophy also en...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}}
13: ...nce]] has been to inquire about the nature of ''theory change'' in science. Three philosophers in part...
23: ... period of the [[Scientific Revolution]], these theories were never really tested experimentally. At t... - History of biology (3053 bytes)
3: ...Philosophiae naturalis sive physicae dogmaticae: Geologia, biologia, phytologia generalis et dendrolog...
7: ...ed this field was the British scientist [[Charles Darwin]], who was encouraged to publish his thought in t...
9: ...ave led to both [[Social effect of evolutionary theory|opposition and support]] from different parts o...
10: [[Image:Charles Darwin.jpg|left|thumb|[[Charles Darwin]], [[1854]]]] - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivor...
52: pitted with areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches throug...
55: ...'Darlingtonia'' may therefore be an example of [[neoteny]].
246: Clearly some sort of tradeoff occurs. It is intuitively clear that the Venus ...
272: ...s likely to be. Venus flytraps live in a very stereotypical, and very specialised habitat, whereas les... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: In [[meteorology]], a '''tropical cyclone''' (or '''tropical...
13: ...hat distinguishes tropical cyclones from other meteorological phenomena. Mid-latitude cyclones for exa...
38: ... of sustained winds recommended by the [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO) is that of a 10-min...
57: ...opical cyclone activity in the world. National meteorology organizations, as well as the [[Joint Typho...
63: ...and the United States is better able to evacuate people from threatened areas than many other nations.... - Zoology (5641 bytes)
5: [[History of zoology (before Darwin)]]</td></tr>
7: [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]</td></tr>
14: ...gy (before Darwin)]], [[History of zoology (since Darwin)]]
26: ...s]], [[phylogenetics]], [[phylogeography]], [[biogeography]] and [[taxonomy]] classify and group speci...
35: ...e time of [[John Hunter (surgeon)|Hunter]] and [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], [[anatomical]] study has ass... - Paleontology (5646 bytes)
1: ...evidence of their existence preserved in [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s. This includes the study of body [[f...
5: ...logy]] is the study of pollen, whether modern or geological.
7: ...leozoologists may specialize in [[invertebrate paleontology]], which deals with animals without backbo...
8: ... fossil hominids ([[paleoanthropology]]). Micropaleontologists study microscopic fossils, including or...
10: ...loping specialties such as [[paleoecology]], [[paleobotany]], [[ichnology]] (the study of tracks and b... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: ...g|right|frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural selection]].]]
6: ...winian natural selection with the re-discovered theory of [[heredity]] proposed by [[Gregor Mendel]] t...
8: ... modern synthesis of evolution, including the [[theory]] that all extant species share a common ancest...
10: ==Scientific theory==
12: The theory underlying the modern synthesis has three major... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = ''Archaeopteryx''}}<br/>{{StatusFossil}}
2: ...-model.jpg|250px|]] | caption = A model of ''Archaeopteryx lithographica''<br/> on display at the [[Ox...
11: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Archaeopteryx'''''}}
14: ...on_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Archaeopteryx lithographica | author = [[Hermann von Meye...
17: ...t specimen in [[1861]], two years after [[Charles Darwin]] published ''[[The Origin of Species]]'' set off... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...inaugurated the [[scientific revolution]]). His theory affected many other aspects of human life as we...
16: ...His collection of observations and ideas on the theory started in [[1504]].
20: ...e up with one of the earliest iterations of the theory now known as [[Gresham's Law]]. During these ye...
26: ... world, and to send me as soon as possible your theories about the Universe, together with the tables ...
28: ...rima'', in which he included the essence of the theory. - Condor (7828 bytes)
34: ...elevation they seem to sail on the air. [[Charles Darwin]] commented on having watched them for half an ho... - Water Buffalo (6557 bytes)
21: ...] from both of these animals may be used by many peoples, and is the traditional raw material for [[mo...
30: ...i outfits run out of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] to Melville Island and other locations in the [... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
13: ... binomial_name = Tursiops truncatus | author = [[George Montagu|Montagu]] | date = [[1821]]}}
104: ... Darwin could communicate verbally with the crew. Darwin was not played by a real dolphin; it was an [[Aud...
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