by Janet Browne · Gradiva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789896162658
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«A Origem das Espécies de Charles Darwin» is the biography of Darwin's book by Janet Browne published by Gradiva in paperback (185 pages, in Portuguese).
Janet Browne, Darwin's biographer, narrates the genesis of «El origen de las especies»: university readings, the Beagle voyage, debates and experiments that led to formulating evolution by natural selection. She explains how the 1859 publication questioned the idea of a Creator, scandalized the Victorians and transformed humanity's view of itself.
Original title: «Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography». Published in 2008 in the Ciência Aberta collection by Gradiva and in the «Books That Changed the World» series.
Aimed at readers interested in the history of science, biology and the figure of Darwin, with an accessible, popularizing approach.
