Darwin, C. On the Origin of Species (1859)

Darwin, C. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life / Charles Darwin. — London : John Murray, 1859.

Abstract: 

A seminal scientific work that laid the foundation of evolutionary biology and fundamentally altered the scientific understanding of the natural world. The book introduces the theory that populations evolve over generations through a process of natural selection, driven by variation, inheritance, and the struggle for existence. Drawing upon a vast body of empirical evidence gathered during the voyage of the Beagle and years of subsequent research, the work challenges the doctrine of the immutability of species, presenting a comprehensive argument for the common descent and historical development of all living organisms.

Keywords: 

Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, natural selection, evolutionary theory, struggle for life, variation, speciation, history of biology.