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Encyclopedia > Horace Darwin

Sir Horace Darwin, F.R.S. (13th May 1851 - 29th September 1928), a son of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, was a civil engineer. The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. ... (Redirected from 13th May) May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 29th September) September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Darwin in 1854, five years prior to the publication of The Origin of Species Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809–19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ...


Darwin was born in Down House in 1850, the fifth son and ninth child of the British naturalist Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, the youngest of their seven children that survived to adulthood. Down House, photo by Richard Carter Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. ... Emma Darwin Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood, 2 May 1808–7 October 1896) was the wife of the English naturalist Charles Darwin. ...


Darwin married Emma Farrer in January 1880, and they had three children. He founded the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company in 1885 and was Mayor of Cambridge between 1896 and 1897. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1903. He was knighted in 1918. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...


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Charles Darwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6952 words)
Darwin took part in Grant's investigations of the life cycle of marine animals on the shores of the Firth of Forth which found evidence for homology, the radical theory that all animals have similar organs and differ only in complexity.
Darwin preferred the respectability of his friends the Cambridge Dons, even though his ideas were pushing beyond their belief that natural history must justify religion and social order.
Darwin came fourth in the 100 Greatest Britons poll sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public.
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