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With a unique place in the history of science and evolution, Down House was Charles Darwin’s family home – and today it is a site of outstanding international significance. Step into the very rooms where Charles Darwin worked and lived, including the study where he wrote On the Origin of Species, and trace his story with a fascinating ...
- Description of Down House
On the south wall, glazed-fronted bookcases house a portion...
- Significance of Down House
Circumnutation and Insectivorous Plants. Darwin’s next work,...
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- History of Down House
Down House belonged to the great scientist Charles Darwin,...
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- Description of Down House
Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.
Discover Charles Darwin’s ‘living laboratory’ at Down House, the family home where he developed many of his ground-breaking ideas on evolution and natural selection. Tread the same paths as Darwin along the sandwalk and marvel at the collection of carnivorous plants in the glasshouses, in the beautiful surroundings of the Kent countryside.
8 ago 2021 · The property in question, Down House (confusingly, next to Downe village) was Darwin’s family home for nearly 40 years. In its rooms, gardens and grounds, he researched and refined the ideas for which he became famous.
21 giu 2021 · Down House is a Grade I listed former home of English naturalist Charles Darwin. It is particularly well-known for being the site where Darwin researched and wrote his famous ‘ On the Origin of Species ‘. Today, the house, gardens, and grounds are open to the public.
1 lug 2022 · 140 years after Darwin drew his last breath in Down House, it remains a home for nature, wonder and curiosity. Just don't let the kids see the staircase slide! How to visit Down House
16 ago 2020 · Down House belonged to the great scientist Charles Darwin, who lived here for 40 years until his death in 1882. After moving to the house in 1842, Darwin and his wife, Emma, remodelled the house and its extensive gardens, which Darwin used as an open-air laboratory.
