What did Erasmus Darwin contribute directly to evolution?

Erasmus Darwin. The Temple of Nature. 1802. Erasmus Darwin proposed one of the very first theories of biological evolution captured here in a posthusmously published poem, The Temple of Nature. He did not come up with natural selection, but, he did help in providing a better perspective towards evolution. read more

- Erasmus Darwin. The Temple of Nature. 1802. Erasmus Darwin proposed one of the very first theories of biological evolution captured here in a posthusmously published poem, The Temple of Nature. read more

Erasmus Darwin was a respected physician, a well known poet, philosopher, botanist, and naturalist. As a naturalist, he formulated one of the first formal theories on evolution in Zoonomia, or, The Laws of Organic Life (1794-1796). read more