Quote by: Charles Darwin

To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I confess, absurd in the highest degree...The difficulty of believing that a perfect and complex eye could be formed by natural selection , though insuperable by our imagination, should not be considered subversive of the theory.

Charles Darwin

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Author Bio

  • NameCharles Darwin
  • DescriptionBritish naturalist, author of "On the origin of species, by means of natural selection"
  • AliasesCharles Robert Darwin; Darwin
  • BornFebruary 12, 1809
  • DiedApril 19, 1882
  • CountryUnited Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
  • ProfessionNaturalist; Geologist; Evolutionary Biologist; Explorer; Politician; Travel Writer; Botanist; Carcinologist; Ethologist; Entomologist; Ecologist
  • WorksOn The Origin Of Species; The Voyage Of The Beagle; The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex; The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals; Insectivorous Plants; The Power Of Movement In Plants; The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action Of Worms
  • AwardsWollaston Medal; Royal Medal; Copley Medal; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Fellow Of The Royal Society