The Theory of Evolution

The theory of evolution was first proposed by Charles Darwin in his work The Origin of Species
The theory states that all living beings have their characteristics due to their past generations adapting to their environment, and it's by chance and no higher being.
It was created when Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands and observed that the finches that lived on different parts of the islands have certain characteristics that helped them to survive.

Before the published theory, the most accepted belief was Creationism, which is the belief that God created all living beings and that living beings had those characteristics since they were created.
The theory, when first presented to the Linnaean Society, was not at first accepted because it was presumed to not have a solid hypothesis. With an addition to a few details and emphasizing some of the claims, it was soon considered.
Darwin didn't understand why and how species form different shapes and forms, but he got the basis of how species survive throughout time.

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