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The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
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Description for The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
Paperback. Presents the author's landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection, the Origin of Species which is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 684.
Discover Charles Darwin's most important ideas...
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought notes and evidence that would form the basis of his landmark theory: that species evolve by a process of natural selection.
This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. It also sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate that still rages today.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARWIN'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, RUTH PADEL
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
992
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099519171
SKU
V9780099519171
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-36
About Charles Darwin
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.
Reviews for The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
Why does Darwin's theory matter now? Because it is the basis of modern biology and much medical research; it provides a tool with which to understand the natural world; it offers a deeper, if imperfect, understanding of our behaviour, about where we came from and where we might be going
Observer
The single best idea anybody ever had
Daniel Dennet, philosopher The most important book ever written
New Scientist
No other book has so transformed how we look at the natural world and mankind's origins
Sunday Telegraph
There are few books that I read more than once but The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin is one
David Attenborough
Observer
The single best idea anybody ever had
Daniel Dennet, philosopher The most important book ever written
New Scientist
No other book has so transformed how we look at the natural world and mankind's origins
Sunday Telegraph
There are few books that I read more than once but The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin is one
David Attenborough