In her illuminating history of On the Origin of Species, Browne, Charles Darwins foremost biographer, shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published.
As one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Press\' Books That Changed the World series, Browne\'s history takes readers inside The Origin of the Species and shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published..
She explores the shock to Darwin when he read of competing scientist\'s similar discoveries and the wide and immediate impact of Darwin\'s theories on the world.
In her illuminating study, Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin\'s theories, from his readings as a university student and his five-year voyage on the Beagle , to his debates with contemporaries and experiments in his garden.
And Darwin\'s seminal work is nearly as controversial today.
A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection.
Charles Darwin\'s foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human.
What emerges is a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human.
In her illuminating history of On the Origin of Species, Browne, Charles Darwins foremost biographer, shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published
