Charles Darwin

Broschiertes Buch

The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Vintage Classics
• Verlag: Trafalgar Square Books / Vintage Classics
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 616601
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 992
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9780099519171
• ISBN-10: 0099519178
• Artikelnr.: 25338186

Rezensionen

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