Books with title The Origin of Species

A landmark of scientific investigation and discovery by the pioneer of evolutionary biology, Origin of Species (1859) presents Darwins revolutionary theory that the process of natural selection ensures the survival of those species most efficiently adapted to their environment. This reprint of the 1859 edition is published, complete and unabridged, in the Collector's Library series. Bound in linen, with gilt-edged pages, a silk marker and dust jacket.

A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...'.Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task.Yet The Origin of Species (1859) is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness, revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and - by implication - within the human world.Written for the general reader, in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature, The Origin of Species remains one of the founding documents of the modern age.

Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.

On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin's groundbreaking treatise which unleashed the concept of biological evolution to the world. First published in 1859, this paper caused ructions in the intellectual and scientific establishment of the time. Many expressed revulsion at the notion that human beings evolved from the primates. Darwin however supported his hypothesis from intensive research conducted in habitats such as the Galapagos Islands, where he identified the differences between the native hummingbird species. After the publishing of Darwin's papers, the scientific and religious establishments clashed for many decades. The Church of England, and established churches elsewhere, firmly believed that God had purposely made the animal species and designed their hierarchies. Humans in particular were considered special, and completely distinct from animals. The theory of evolution and its supporting posits of natural selection - whereby the fittest, best adapted most capable species survive in their environment, while less well-adapted creatures are marginalised or become extinct - is dramatically opposed to the religious notions of biological development on Earth. Evidence in support of Darwin's original hypothesis, and those of his contemporaries like Alfred Russel Wallace, has only amassed over the years. The advent of genetic study, and intense examination of many species, all stand in broad support of the theory of evolution. On the Origin of Species was intentionally written for the general public, as well as the scientific establishment, to read and comprehend. As a result copies have sold and circulated for more than 150 years among members of the public inclined to scientific study and interest in how humans and other animals came to develop to their present state, as well as in academia and among scientists.

“The Origin of Species” challenged the beliefs of its time and questioned the deeply embedded religious theories. Darwin has presented his ideas about the evolution of man and other species through the law of survival of the fittest and natural selection. The book classified animal species into various categories. A revolutionary contribution to theoretical and scientific thought.

The Folio Society edition, 2006 at the bottom of the title page, a new hardcover in a new slipcase. By Charles Darwin. Introduction by Richard Keynes. From the copyright page: "The Origin of Species was first published in 1859. This Folio edition follows the text of the first edition, with some minor emendations, and with the inclusion of a glossary of scientific terms first published in the fifth edition of On the Origin of Species in 1969."

On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.

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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 which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species 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 which still continues today.