nov 24, 1858 - Origin of Species is published
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Written by Charles Robert Darwin (England)
It is actually a book about the 'variation' of species. Darwin quotes:
1. Aristotle's words that traits are created coincidently not intentionally.
2. Leclerc Buffon's proof that Earth was much older than was believed.
3. Lamarck's discovery that biological evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws and without the interference of a creator deity.
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