Download or read book On the Origin of the Species and The Voyage of the Beagle written by Charles Darwin and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1831-1836 Charles Darwin embarked on a journey aboard the H.M.S. Beagle that eventually led to him to the famous conclusions he drew in Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection. As the ship’s naturalist, he made exhaustive observations of the geology and natural history of the region and collected numerous samples. The Voyage of the Beagle is an account of his activities as well as of his hypotheses on certain scientific phenomena. On the Origin of Species revolutionized natural science. It introduces the concepts of adaptation and natural selection, and explores the topic of evolution, which altered our understanding of the world.