On The Origin Of Species

Charles Darwin

Jul 2014 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Published in 1859, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin introduced the theory of natural selection to a newly-receptive public. As a young naturalist on the second voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-36), Darwin collected many plant and animal specimens, and it was his close examination of them that eventually led to his theories on evolution and natural selection.

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Ratings and reviews

Where is the here and now lab science facts? Millions of years is not enough, to stand up against solid prove. Let him rather take time to explain what happened before the first trilionth of a second before the big bang. He starts in the middle, without a proper explanation of the start. All scientists including myself know that to start something is much mor difficult then the middle or end. A motor vehicle takes much more patrol during acceleration and less at constant speed. Time is the master of lies.

I am a religious Catholic that doesn't doubt God. Yet I am more open minded than most of those other people claiming that this book is bad. This is based on some solid facts but parts are just biased opinions. This is a good book if you have an open mind not of you are more evolved or not.

What IS fact is that Darwin actually denounced evolution on his death bed and begged God's forgiveness. A theory should be taught as a theory and not as a fact until proven otherwise.

About the author

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist and author best-known for his revolutionary theories on the origin of species, human evolution, and natural selection. A life-long interest in the natural world led Darwin to neglect his medical studies and instead embark on a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS Beagle, where he established his reputation as a geologist and gathered much of the evidence that fuelled his later theories.A prolific writer, Darwin’s most famous published works include The Voyage of the Beagle, On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. Darwin died in 1882, and in recognition of his contributions to science, is buried in Westminster Abbey along with John Herschel and Isaac Newton.