Origin Story The Trials Of Charles Darwin

Author : Howard Markel
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324036753
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin written by Howard Markel and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author. By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University’s brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin’s new treatise: fact or fiction? Darwin, a simultaneously reclusive and intellectually audacious squire from Kent, claimed to have solved “that mystery of mysteries,” introducing a logical explanation of the origin of species—how they adapted, even transmogrified, through natural selection. At stake, on that summer’s day of spirited debate, was the very foundation of modern biology, not to mention the future of the church. Without fear of exaggeration, Darwin’s thesis would forever change our understanding of the life sciences and the natural world. And yet the author himself was nowhere to be found in the debate hall—instead, he was miles away, seeking respite from a spate of illnesses that had plagued him for much of his adult life. In Origin Story, medical historian Howard Markel recounts the two-year period (1858 to 1860) of Darwin’s writing of On the Origin of Species through its spectacular success and controversy. Simultaneously, Markel delves into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, combing the literature to emerge with a cogent diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians. The result is a colorful portrait of the man, his friends and enemies, and his seminal work, which resonates to this day.

Author : A.N. Wilson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062433512
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Darwin written by A.N. Wilson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life. With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin—hailed as the man who "discovered evolution"—was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton. Eminent writer A. N. Wilson challenges this long-held assumption. Contextualizing Darwin and his ideas, he offers a groundbreaking critical look at this revered figure in modern science. In this beautifully written, deeply erudite portrait, Wilson argues that Darwin was not an original scientific thinker, but a ruthless and determined self-promoter who did not credit the many great sages whose ideas he advanced in his book. Furthermore, Wilson contends that religion and Darwinism have much more in common than it would seem, for the acceptance of Darwin's theory involves a pretty significant leap of faith. Armed with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, Wilson explores how Darwin and his theory were very much a product of their place and time. The "Survival of the Fittest" was really the Survival of Middle Class families like the Darwins—members of a relatively new economic strata who benefited from the rising Industrial Revolution at the expense of the working classes. Following Darwin’s theory, the wretched state of the poor was an outcome of nature, not the greed and neglect of the moneyed classes. In a paradigm-shifting conclusion, Wilson suggests that it remains to be seen, as this class dies out, whether the Darwinian idea will survive, or whether it, like other Victorian fads, will become a footnote in our intellectual history. Brilliant, daring, and ambitious, Charles Darwin explores this legendary man as never before, and challenges us to reconsider our understanding of both Darwin and modern science itself.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788284747
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Origin of Species written by Charles Darwin and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Origin of Species is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The author's controversial theory of natural selection, would make him internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the centre of a fierce debate which still rages some 150 years after the book's first publication. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528785924
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Origin of Species written by Charles Darwin and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking scientific study, Charles Darwin introduces his theory of evolution and the process of natural selection. The seminal work went on to form the foundation of the modern understanding of biology and natural science. First published in 1859, On the Origin of Species presents Darwin’s scientific study of the process of natural selection. Illustrating his evolutionary theory and the interrelatedness of heritable variation and the evolution of humans, animals and plant life. Darwin wrote for non-specialist readers, aiding the book in reaching a wide audience. By the 1870s, Darwin’s theory of evolution was commonly regarded as fact within the scientific community. The book includes his own sketches of evolution to support his theory, as well as abstracts of his experiments and research. The chapters in this volume include: - ‘Variation Under Domestication’ - ‘Variation Under Nature’ - ‘Struggle for Existence’ - ‘Natural Selection’ - ‘Laws of Variation’ Preserving a key scientific text for future generations, On the Origin of Species has been proudly republished by Read & Co. Books, featuring a specially commissioned biography of the author. An essential read for those with an interest in the groundbreaking work of Charles Darwin and the study of the history of evolution.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Voyage of the Beagle written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781604592443
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin of Species written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origin of Species is the landmark book that for better of worse put science and religion at odds. Very few people who have read this book and come away not believing in evolution. The detail of research is even by today's standards stunning; and the writing is still eminently readable. Second only to the Bible in its scope of influence, this book is a pertinent today as when it was first written.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0375751467
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origin of Species written by Charles Darwin and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 1998-08-11 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction by Edward J. Larson Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out its first printing on the very day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly “passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street.” Based largely on Darwin’s experience as a naturalist while on a five-year voyage aboard H. M. S. Beagle, The Origin of Species set forth a theory of evolution and natural selection that challenged contemporary beliefs about divine providence and the immutability of species. This Modern Library edition includes a Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize–winning science historian Edward J. Larson, an introductory historical sketch, and a glossary Darwin later added to the original text.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1804175692
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Origin of Species (Concise Edition) written by Charles Darwin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwin's masterpiece helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. Initially received with muted applause, Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognized as the breakthrough scientific advance that explained the evidence of the world around us, the place and history of humans, the connections between environment and evolution. Still regarded by some as radical, Darwin's contribution to world knowledge is immeasurable. This new, popular edition has been edited and abridged for the modern reader, to introduce Darwin's research in a digestible form. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486826511
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selected Letters on Evolution and Origin of Species written by Charles Darwin and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the development and publication of Darwin's evolutionary theory incorporates an autobiographical essay, notebook excerpts, and letters between the scientist and other luminaries of his era.

Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origin is one of the most important books ever published, and a knowledge of it should be a part of the intellectual equipment of every educated person. . . . The book will endure in future ages so long as a knowledge of science persists among mankind." -- Nature It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. On the Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that changed the world. In addition to its status as the focus of a dramatic turning point in scientific thought, On the Origin of Species stands as a remarkably readable study. Carefully reasoned and well-documented in its arguments, the work offers coherent views of natural selection, adaptation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest, and other concepts that form the foundation of modern evolutionary theory.