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1、QuestionsaboutCharlesDarwinWhowasCharlesDarwin?MostpeopleknowthatCharlesDarwinwasthefatherofevolutionarybiology.However,whatisnotwidelyknowniswhatsortofapersonCharlesDarwinwas.Inanattempttoremedythissituation,thissectionwillallowyoutogettoknowDarwinonaverypersonal
2、level. WhatdidDarwinlooklike?CharlesDarwinstoodabout5feet,111/2inchestallandweighed,afterhisfamousBeagleVoyage,148pounds(10.5stone).Judgingfromolderphotographs,itislikelythathegainedabitofweightinhislateryears.Hehaddarkbrownhair,witharecedinghairlineonhisforehead,
3、andthickcurlysideburns.Hispiercingblue-grayeyesweresetoffbylargeoverhangingbushyeyebrows.Inhiselderlyyearshishairlinerecededagreatdeal,hisfaceturnedahealthyruddycolor(hiscomplexionoftengavepeoplethemistakenimpressionthatDarwinwasinfinehealth!),andhisforeheaddevelo
4、peddeephorizontalwrinkles.InJanuary1866hegrewalargeflowingunkemptgray-whitebeard,perhapstohidetheravagesofhealthproblems,ortopreventpeoplefromrecognizinghim.Hisplanworked,forwhileattendingameetingoftheRoyalSocietyon27Aprilhardlyanyonerecognizedhim,evenhisclosestfr
5、iend,JosephHooker! Whatweresomeofhisotherphysicalattributes?MostofDarwin'sphysicalcharacteristicsareknownfromhislateryears,asdescribedbyhischildren.CharlesDarwinhadnonaturalgraceofmovement,andwasawkwardwithhishands.Hewalkedwithaswingingaction,strikinghiscaneloudly
6、onthegroundashewent.Indoorshisstepwasslowandlabored.Hebecameexcitedwhenengagedinconversationandwasveryanimatedandbrighteyed,evenwhenhewasinillhealth.Heoftenusedhandgestureswhentalking,perhapsasanaidtohimself,ratherthantothelistener.InoldageDarwinstoopedagreatdeal.
7、Hehadaheartylaugh,oftenraisinghishandsorbringingthemdownwithaslaponhisthighs.ItisknownthatDarwinsometimesspokewithastutter.Apparently,whenpuzzledduringaconversationhepronouncedthefirstwordofasentencewithaslightstammer,mainlywordsstartingwiththeletter"W".Anotherint
8、erestingattributeisthatunlessatopicofconversationwasrelatedtohiscurrentresearch,Darwinwasveryslowatformingthewordingofanargument.Theflowofhisconversatio
