Darwin's Origin of the Species: A Biography - Hardcover

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<div>Charles Darwin&#8217;s foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human.&#160; A sensation on its publication in 1859, <i>The Origin of the Species </i> profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection.&#160; And Darwin&#8217;s seminal work is nearly as controversial today.&#160; In her illuminating study, Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin&#8217;s theories, from his readings as a university student and his five-year voyage on the <i>Beagle</i> , to his debates with contemporaries and experiments in his garden.&#160; She explores the shock to Darwin when he read of competing scientist&#8217;s similar discoveries and the wide and immediate impact of Darwin&#8217;s theories on the world. As one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Press&#8217; &#147;Books That Changed the World&#8221; series, Browne&#8217;s history takes readers inside <i>The Origin of the Species</i> and shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published.</div>

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