Bookbot

E. J. E. Janet Browne

    Une historienne des sciences britannique, renommée pour ses explorations de la biologie du XIXe siècle. Son travail plonge dans les développements et les idées fondamentaux qui ont façonné le domaine, offrant une perspective unique sur les avancées scientifiques et leur contexte social. À travers ses écrits, elle offre aux lecteurs un voyage captivant dans l'histoire des sciences.

    The descent of man and selection in relation to sex
    Books That Shook the World: Darwin's Origin of Species
    • Books That Shook the World: Darwin's Origin of Species

      A Biography

      • 174pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      On first publication in 1859, 'Origin of Species' became a bestseller. Darwin's idea that organisms gradually evolve through natural selection overturned the belief that all animals were born out of nothing. This guide examines the theory that changed the way we see the world and our place in it.

      Books That Shook the World: Darwin's Origin of Species
      4,2
    • The Descent of Man is Darwin's second book, first published in 1871. In this edition, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to humans and details his theory of sexual selection.

      The descent of man and selection in relation to sex
      4,1