English naturalist and co-originator of the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)

Vintage illustration of Constantine the Great; chromolithograph, 1923. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

English naturalist and co-originator of the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Charles Darwin sets sail from England

“Origin of Species” is published

Charles Darwin sends first three chapters of “The Origin of Species” to his publisher