All viewers of this document can see this public note. This is the most explicit and concise description and definition of natural selection in On the Origin of Species. Darwin’s view here is ...

the book closely follows Darwin's original The Origin of Species. In fact, it begins with a facsimile of the title page and annotated contents of the first John Murray edition published in 1859.

on the transmutation of species ... At the end of his life, Darwin remembers with some pride, "It was from the first highly successful. The first small edition of 1250 copies was sold on the ...

The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's ... It comprises the first two sentences ofThe Origin of Species, beginning the book on a nostalgic note. It says: "When on board H.M.S ...

"Light will be thrown on the origin ... Charles Darwin was just 28 years old when, in 1837, he scribbled in a notebook "one species does change into another"—one of the first hints of his ...

Queen Victoria had married her cousin, and Darwin was challenging another taboo. Origin of Species was a bestseller worldwide and went into multiple editions. With each new edition, Darwin ...

Take a closer look at nine highlights from the collections we care for, including Darwin’s favourite octopus and a rare first edition of his book, On the Origin of Species. While on HMS Beagle, Darwin ...

thus species are multiplied" (Darwin 1859, p. 120). Discussion of most topics within Evolutionary Biology begins with Darwin. Indeed, On The Origin of Species (1859) continues to influence much of ...

Why did they do this? Take a closer look at nine highlights, including Darwin’s favourite octopus and a rare first edition of his book, On the Origin of Species.

At one time there were as many as 57 species of honeycreepers. This is certainly not the first time living creatures have taken the dramatic evolutionary pathway known as adaptive radiation.