24 November 1859: Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species”

On this day in 1859, Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species”, the book considered by many to be the cornerstone of evolutionary biology.

Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin (pre-beard)
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Charles Robert Darwin was the son of a wealthy doctor who developed an interest in natural history while studying medicine at Edinburgh University. But it was while studying natural theology at Cambridge that he found his vocation.

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