When was the theory of natural selection first officially proposed to the scientific community?
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The theory of natural selection was first officially proposed to the scientific community by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1858. Their joint presentation of the theory was made at a meeting of the Linnean Society of London on July 1, 1858. Darwin later published his seminal work, "On the Origin of Species," in 1859, further detailing and explaining the theory of natural selection.
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