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The Origin of Species

admin12 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:23:13 +0000

Few books can boast the impact of Charles Darwin’s 1859 work, which set out his theory of evolution through natural selection. The groundbreaking ideas formed the basis of evolutionary biology and changed not just scientific understanding but how mankind viewed its place on Earth.

The Descent of Man

admin12 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:34:05 +0000

"We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to the humblest living creature, with his god-like intellect which has penetrated into the movements and constitution of the solar system — with all these exalted powers — Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin."

The Voyage of the Beagle

admin12 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:09:35 +0000

Bringing together Darwin’s journal entries from his journeys aboard the Beagle, this is both travel memoir and a record of the observations that led him to the theory of evolution through natural selection.

The Origin of Species

admin12 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:11:08 +0000