Philosophy of Science Final Paper on Darwin It is commonly thought today that the theory of evolution originated from Darwin in the nineteenth century. However, the idea that species mutate over time has been around for a long time in one form or another. Therefore, by Darwin's time the idea that species change from one type into another was by no means new, but was rejected by most because the proponents of evolution could not …showed first 75 words of 3516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3516 total…Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton, Darwin has rightly earned his place in history as one of the giants of the scientific revolution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Bowler, Peter J. Charles Darwin the Man and His Influence. Basil Blackwell Ltd. London, 1990 Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. 1859 Himmelfarb, Gertrude. Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution. Doubleaday & Company Inc. New York, 1959 Lewontin, R. C. Darwin and Mendel-the Materialist Revolution. In: Neyman (ed.) The Heritage of Copernicus. MIT Press. Cambridge, 1974.