
Product Description
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is one of the foundational works in the history of biology, setting out the argument for evolution through natural selection.
What the book examines
Darwin draws on observations of variation, inheritance, competition, adaptation, geographical distribution, and the relationships among living organisms to explain how species can change over long periods of time.
Why it remains important
The book is widely read by students of science and history for its role in the development of evolutionary biology and for the way Darwin builds a sustained scientific argument from evidence and observation.


