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Br\u0026gt;darwin’s bold theory initially shocked religious Victorian society by its audacious suggestion that animals and humans shared a common ancestry. His nonreligious Biology found a following in the emerging Class of scientists. Formulated in 1837-39 post his famous voyage around the world aboard HMS Beagle where as a naturalist, he kept collecting data in support of his theory, he published this in 1859. On the origin of species is an “abstract” of natural selection centered on the principles of evolution, natural selection, mutation and variation. Its premise is that plants and animals produce more numbers than can be sustained in each generation. These numbers vary in characteristics that are both physical and behaviour and these are passed on to the next generation. Those who adapt to their changing environments are likely to survive, what remains essentially, a numbers game. 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But scientists started to challenge that idea and in 1859 Charles Darwin, a naturalist and biologist, wrote a famous book called On the Origin of Species that revolutionised the way that we have understood evolution ever since.Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva has recreated Darwin's most famous work as a beautifully illustrated book for children and adults alike. The stunning pictures bring the theory of evolution to life for young readers, and anyone who wants to learn about evolution.Pulling together Darwin's observations from his travels around the world and his ground-breaking explanation of how species form, develop, and change over hundreds of thousands of years, On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was.A very important project, most beautifully realised. 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Darwin’s theory that species derive from other species by a gradual evolutionary process and that the average level of each species is heightened by the “survival of the fittest” stirred up popular debate to fever pitch. Its acceptance revolutionized the course of science.As Sir Julian Huxley, the noted biologist, points out in his illuminating introduction, the importance of Darwin’s contribution to modern scientific knowledge is almost impossible to evaluate: “a truly great book, one which can still be read with profit by professional biologist.”Includes an Introduction by Sir Julian Huxley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dusky's Shrine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46039905992761,"sku":"9780451529060","price":495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3367\/0457\/files\/71z2XfoLFfL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782836432"},{"product_id":"the-origin-of-species-4","title":"The Origin of Species","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Origin of Species is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. 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