Darwin biography origin species

1859 book on evolution by Charles Darwin

"Origin of Species" and "Origin of the species" redirect here. For other uses, see Origin of Species (disambiguation).

On the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life)^[3] is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.

It was published on 24 November 1859.

Charles darwin theory of evolution

Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection, although Lamarckism was also included as a mechanism of lesser importance. The book 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 collected on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings