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Darwin wanted his book to show how new species can evolve over long periods of time, or. In his landmark study darwin theorized that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. Charles darwins incomplete revolution the origin of species and. Text prepared by john van wyhe and sue asscher 2002, advertizements added 9. His work laid the foundation of evolutionary biology, though when it was published it caused tremendous religious and philosophical debates.
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