by Charles Darwin · Vintage Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099519171
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«The Origin of Species» is the scientific essay by Charles Darwin that includes «The Voyage of the Beagle», published by Vintage Classics in paperback (992 pages, in English).
Foundational work of modern biology in which Charles Darwin presents his theory of evolution by natural selection, based on observations gathered during his voyage on HMS Beagle. This volume also includes «The Voyage of the Beagle», an account of his explorations that combines chronicle with scientific field notebook.
2009 edition, with an introduction by Ruth Padel, great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin.
For readers interested in the history of science, biology, and scientific expeditions.
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.
