On The Origin Of Species

Published on 24th November 1859, this work is a scientific masterpiece, written by Charles Darwin, and is of course the foundation of evolutionary biology. It’s full title was On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. In 1872, for the sixth edition, the title was changed to The Origin of Species.

Charles Darwin’s book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of many generations through a process of natural selection. Charles Darwin presented a body of evidence that life arose through common descent. He, Darwin, included evidence that he gathered during his journey on The Beagle expedition in the 1830’s and other subsequent findings from his other researches, correspondences and experiments.

For more on this important book, see these:

http://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Freeman_OntheOriginofSpecies.html

http://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/wallace/S155.htm