by Charles Darwin · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140432053
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«The Origin of Species» is Charles Darwin's scientific essay, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (480 pages, in English).
Darwin argues that species are not immutable and descend from others through natural selection. He explains the struggle for existence, individual variation and heredity to show how new life forms arise and others become extinct, supporting his conclusions with observations made during his voyage as a naturalist.
The edition includes an introduction by J. W. Burrow. The work was originally published in 1859 under the title On the Origin of Species.
The book is aimed at the general public interested in biology, evolution and the history of science.
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.
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