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57 relations: American Civil War, Anthropological Society of London, Birmingham, Burke and Hare murders, Cambridge Apostles, Charles Babbage, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Chemistry, Christ's College, Cambridge, Darwin–Wedgwood family, Down House, Downe, Edinburgh, Emma Darwin, Erasmus Darwin, Erasmus Darwin (disambiguation), Ethnological Society of London, Francis Galton, George Darwin, Harriet Martineau, Health of Charles Darwin, Hensleigh Wedgwood, Heterodoxy, HMS Beagle, James Cumming (chemist), John Allen Wedgwood, John Collier (painter), John Lizars, Josiah Wedgwood, Laboratory, Lake District, Milan, Munich, On the Origin of Species, Opium, Pamphleteer, Plymouth, Radicalism (historical), Reactions to On the Origin of Species, Robert Darwin, Robert Knox, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury School, Spiritualism, Susannah Darwin, The Great Exhibition, The Mount, Shrewsbury, The Voyage of the Beagle, Thomas Carlyle, ..., Thomas Henry Huxley, Tynemouth, Unitarianism, University of Edinburgh, Vienna, Wales, Whigs (British political party). Expand index (7 more) »
American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Anthropological Society of London
The Anthropological Society of London was founded in 1863 by Richard Francis Burton and Dr.
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Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Burke and Hare murders
The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles is an intellectual society at the University of Cambridge founded in 1820 by George Tomlinson, a Cambridge student who went on to become the first Bishop of Gibraltar.
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Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath.
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Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
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Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who popularised the revolutionary work of James Hutton.
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Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with compounds composed of atoms, i.e. elements, and molecules, i.e. combinations of atoms: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other compounds.
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Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
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Darwin–Wedgwood family
The Darwin–Wedgwood family is composed of two interrelated English families, descending from prominent 18th-century doctor Erasmus Darwin, and Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the pottery company, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons.
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Down House
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family.
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Downe
Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley.
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
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Emma Darwin
Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood; 2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896) was an English woman who was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin.
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Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician.
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Erasmus Darwin (disambiguation)
Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) was a physician and poet and grandfather of Charles Darwin Erasmus Darwin may also refer to.
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Ethnological Society of London
The Ethnological Society of London (ESL) was a learned society founded in 1843 as an offshoot of the Aborigines' Protection Society (APS).
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Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton, FRS (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English Victorian era statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician.
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George Darwin
Sir George Howard Darwin, KCB, FRS, FRSE (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer.
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Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau (12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was a British social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist.
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Health of Charles Darwin
For much of his adult life, Charles Darwin's health was repeatedly compromised by an uncommon combination of symptoms, leaving him severely debilitated for long periods of time.
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Hensleigh Wedgwood
Hensleigh Wedgwood (21 January 1803 – 2 June 1891) was a British etymologist, philologist and barrister, author of A Dictionary of English Etymology.
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Heterodoxy
Heterodoxy in a religious sense means "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position".
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HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle was a 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class.
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James Cumming (chemist)
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John Allen Wedgwood
The Reverend John Allen Wedgwood (1796–July 19, 1882), normally known as Allen Wedgwood was rector of Maer Staffordshire.
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John Collier (painter)
John Maler Collier OBE RP ROI (27 January 1850 – 11 April 1934) was a leading English artist, and an author.
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John Lizars
John Lizars FRSE (1792– 21 May 1860) was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist and medical author.
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Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter and entrepreneur.
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Laboratory
A laboratory (informally, lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed.
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Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England.
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Milan
Milan (Milano; Milan) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,380,873 while its province-level municipality has a population of 3,235,000.
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Munich
Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.
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On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species (or more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life),The book's full original title was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
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Opium
Opium (poppy tears, with the scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (scientific name: Papaver somniferum).
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Pamphleteer
Pamphleteer is a historical term for someone who creates or distributes pamphlets, unbound (and therefore inexpensive) booklets intended for wide circulation.
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Plymouth
Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately south-west of Exeter and west-south-west of London.
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Radicalism (historical)
The term "Radical" (from the Latin radix meaning root) during the late 18th-century and early 19th-century identified proponents of democratic reform, in what subsequently became the parliamentary Radical Movement.
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Reactions to On the Origin of Species
The immediate reactions to On the Origin of Species, the book in which Charles Darwin described evolution by natural selection, included international debate, though the heat of controversy was less than that over earlier works such as Vestiges of Creation.
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Robert Darwin
Robert Waring Darwin (30 May 1766 – 13 November 1848) was an English medical doctor, who today is best known as the father of the naturalist Charles Darwin.
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Robert Knox
Robert Knox, (4 September 1793 – 20 December 1862) was a Scottish anatomist, zoologist, ethologist and doctor.
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Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.
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Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is an English co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, founded by Edward VI in 1552 by Royal Charter.
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Spiritualism
Spiritualism is a new religious movement based on the belief that the spirits of the dead exist and have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living.
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Susannah Darwin
Susannah Wedgwood Darwin (née Wedgwood 1765–1817) was the wife of Robert Darwin, a wealthy doctor, and mother of Charles Darwin, and part of the Wedgwood pottery family.
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The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.
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The Mount, Shrewsbury
The Mount is the site in Shrewsbury on which stands the Georgian house, officially known as Mount House but often itself described simply as The Mount, which was the birthplace of Charles Darwin.
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The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect.
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 17955 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher.
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) was an English biologist specialising in comparative anatomy.
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Tynemouth
Tynemouth is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England at the mouth of the River Tyne, being 8.1 miles (13.0 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Unitarianism
Unitarianism (from Latin unitas "unity, oneness", from unus "one") is historically a Christian theological movement named for its belief that the God in Christianity is one entity, as opposed to the Trinity (tri- from Latin tres "three") which defines God as three persons in one being; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.
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Vienna
Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
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Whigs (British political party)
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Alvey_Darwin
