New stamps to mark Charles Darwin birth · 2009-02-12 16:48
Ten stamps are being issued to mark the birth of scientist Charles Darwin in Shrewsbury exactly 200 years ago.
Royal Mail said it is celebrating him the studies that inspired his theories on evolution ??“ zoology, botany, geology, ornithology and anthropology.
According to BBC, events are being held in Shrewsbury on Thursday to mark the anniversary.
In his On The Origin of Species, published in 1859, Darwin outlined how life evolved through natural selection over millions of years.
Jigsaw-shaped stamps symbolise how his studies of different disciplines came together to form new ideas on evolution, Royal Mail said.
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