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For the first few decades ofter the theory of evolution by natural selection was formulated (1859) Darwin enjoyed a large number of " converts " to his theory, but after his death (1882) and at the turn of the 19th into the 20th century natural selection fell out of favor. People disagreed with the theory.

It was not until the 1930's and 1940's, when the new synthesis was formed, that Darwinian theory came into it's own and won the consensus of the vast majority of biologists. Now, the theory of evolution by natural selection is considered the backbone of Biology.

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