The Origin of Species, whose full name is On the Origin of Species Preserved by Natural Selection in struggle for existence, is a biological work by British biologist Darwin (full name charles robert darwin) who systematically expounded the theoretical basis of biological evolution. It was published in London on June 24th, 1859+065438+.

Origin of species

In this book, based on a large number of research data accumulated in paleontology, biogeography, morphology, embryology, taxonomy and other fields for more than 20 years, Darwin demonstrated the diversity and unity of species origin and life essence from the aspects of variability, heredity, artificial selection, survival competition and adaptation, with natural selection as the core.

The Origin of Species not only opened a new era in the history of biological development, but also made the theory of evolution penetrate into all fields of natural science, which caused a great revolution in the whole human mind and had a wide and far-reaching impact in the course of world history.