LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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He made countless inquiries of animal breeders, both farmers and hobbyists like pigeon fanciers, trying to understand how they made distinct breeds of animals.
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He would find multiple species in one place that had replaced all the fossil species, while discovering a living fossil species still alive elsewhere. It caused him to ask where new species came from and why there were so many variations.
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He read the works of Alexander von Humboldt and geologist Charles Lyell’s book,
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He investigated geology for the first time while traveling to South America.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the long voyage, Darwin made many observations that helped him form his theory of evolution. For example: He visited tropical rainforests and other new habitats where he saw many plants and animals he had never seen before (see Figure below). This impressed him with the great diversity of life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beagle, after a dog breed. The most notable of these ships is the second HMS Beagle, 1820–1870, which transported Charles Darwin around the world in the voyage of Beagle.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1831, Charles Darwin received an astounding invitation: to join the HMS Beagle as ship’s naturalist for a trip around the world. For most of the next five years, the Beagle surveyed the coast of South America, leaving Darwin free to explore the continent and islands, including the Galápagos.
Detailed explanation-4: -In South America, Darwin found fossils of extinct animals that were similar to modern species. Furthermore, on the Galapagos Islands he noticed many variations of plants and animals that were similar to those he found in South America, suggesting that species adapted over time and to their environment.