Warning:
JavaScript is turned OFF. None of the links on this page will work until it is reactivated.
If you need help turning JavaScript On, click here.
This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: chapter 6g, as a gifted geological observer he won scientific recognition, as a geologist his observations included seashells embedded in rocks in the Andes, Charles Lyell now considered Darwin as a gifted geological observer, Charles Darwin was hired for the post of naturalist, James Stevens Henslow was a professor at Cambridge botany, geographical distribution of species led to his theory of evolution by natural selection, the post of naturalist was originally offered to James Stevens Henslow, Charles Darwin lived from 1809-1882, "Principles of Geology" promoted the theory of uniformitarianism, a gradual uniform process was also known as uniformitarianism, as a biologist he adopted a line of thought that included a function for all animal characteristics, seashells embedded in rocks in the Andes convinced him of a gradual uniform process, a function for all animal characteristics led to his theory of evolution by natural selection, James Stevens Henslow sent excerpts to the journal of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Charles Darwin wrote "Biographical Sketch of an Infant", the post of naturalist included duties as a biologist, as a biologist he shipped home many of the biological specimens, the post of naturalist included duties as a geologist, oceanic islands and atolls convinced him of a gradual uniform process, James Stevens Henslow passed the letters on to other geologists