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The Origin of Species

  • The Origin of Species

  • Discover this beautiful special edition of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking theory on human evolution.

    When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence that would form the basis of a world-changing theory: the evolution of species by a process of natural selection.
    This theory, published as On the Origin of Species in 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. Its publication sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate, which continues to this day.

    PATTERNS OF LIFE: SPECIAL EDITIONS OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE BOOKS

Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice
It Was Snowing Butterflies
It Was Snowing Butterflies
Charles Darwin
Stop What You’re Doing and Read…Books That Changed the World: The Origin of Species & The Communist Manifesto
Stop What You’re Doing and Read…Books That Changed the World: The Origin of Species & The Communist Manifesto
Charles Darwin (and others)
Hosts of Living Forms
Hosts of Living Forms
Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin , Damien Hirst
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
On Natural Selection
On Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man
Adrian Desmond (and others)
Origin Of The Species
Origin Of The Species
Charles Darwin
Autobiographies
Autobiographies
Charles Darwin
The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
Patterns of Life by VINTAGE Classics and Patternity

Patterns of Life

5 Books
Little Black Classics

Penguin Little Black Classics

128 Books

Penguin Great Ideas

97 Books

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shropshire, England. He was educated at Edinburgh University and Christ's College, Cambridge. Between 1831 and 1836 he travelled in South America aboard the H.M.S Beagle to explore the geology and natural history of the area, and published his journal of findings in 1839. His most famous book On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, appeared in 1859 and is arguably one of the most important scientific works ever published. The theories of evolution and natural selection proposed in this book and The Descent of Man (1871) are still the subject of intense debate and scrutiny today. Charles Darwin died on 19 April, 1882 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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