From Anaximander, a Greek naturalist of the sixth century to Charles Darwin to whom we are now calling the " Father of Science of Evolution." The contribution of Charles Darwin was so considerable that evolution is often referred to as the Darwinian theory. ... Charles Darwin is generally given credit for having done two things. ... Let us take for example the observation made by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands and the Cape Verde Islands. ... That's why they were considered as man's closest relative. ...

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Contrary to popular opinion, neither the term nor the idea of biological evolution began with Charles Darwin and his foremost work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859). ... Some common errors about the theory of evolution are illustrated by such questions asIf man evolved from the apes, then why are there still apes?? The theory of evolution is not equivalent to Darwinism. ... Note that the descent with modification hypothesis can be tested independently of any ideas about how it happened, the mechanism behind it. ... A particularly compelling example of speciation i...

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Charles Darwin, is the known creator of the "Theory of Evolution", however, that is not what he liked to call his theory. He preferred to call it "descent with modification". ... To me, hearing the word evolution immediately puts a picture of an ape turning into a man into my head. ... What people forget/don't know is that Darwin never even liked the word. ... Society has changed so much, just from one mans theory, and they now teach it in public schools. ...

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