達(dá)爾文和他的進(jìn)化論_英文_Darwin_and_his_masterpiece_《The_Origin_of_Species_》

1、Darwin and his revolution theoryv Two partsvA brief-introduction of DarwinvThe theory of evolution Darwin ,1809-1882. British naturalist and evolutionary biologists, , The founder of Darwinism. Father of modern biology1809:Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury , Shropshire , England18251827:a

2、s an apprentice doctor in the University of Edinburgh Medical School 18281831: Christs College, Cambridge 18311836: the voyage lasted almost five years 1855: begin to write something about the evolution 1859: He published his book On the Origin of Species 1882: died and buried in Westminster Abbey ,

3、close to Newton , he was one of only five nineteenth-century non-royal personages from the United Kingdom to be honoured by a state funeral(國(guó)葬) The route of the voyage which lasted almost five years 18311836: the voyage lasted almost five years the turtle and birds that Darwin saw In his voyageThe t

4、heory of evolutionDarwins theory of evolutionvBrief introductionvThree features of evolutionvInfluence Darwins theory of evolution is also called Darwinism. It is about the idea that all plants and animals develop gradually from simpler to more complicated forms by natural selection, which is the pr

5、ocess by which only plants and animals that are naturally suitable for life in their environment will continue to live, while all others will die.Three feathersvThe Premise all life is related and has descended from a common ancestorvNatural selection acts to preserve and accumulate minor advantageo

6、us genetic mutations(變異）. v A slow gradual process natural selection acts only by taking advantage of slight successive variations; It can never take a great and sudden leap, but must advance by short and sure, though slow steps. vThe influence of this evolutionary theory upon scientific thought and

7、 experimentation cannot be overestimated（過(guò)高評(píng)價(jià)）. In the years following the promulgation of Darwins theory of evolution, many accepted and many denied its validity.vThe theory found an opposing force in some religious creeds that declared it incompatible with their basic tenets（原則）. For a time， evolu

8、tion sometimes falsely interpreted as meaning human descent from monkeys rather than descent from an ancient and extinct ancestor, became a target for attack by both church and educational authorities. The conflit continued even as late as the time of the Scopes trial. Nevertheless, the theory of evolution became firmly entrenched as a scientific principle, and in mos