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Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated) is a meticulously curated compilation of Darwin's seminal writings. It features his most influential works, including 'On the Origin of Species' and 'The Descent of Man,' accompanied by illustrative content to aid comprehension. This volume is a must-have for students and enthusiasts of biology, evolution, and the history of science. more

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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

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“I am not very sceptical, — a frame of mind which I believe to be injurious to the progress of science. A good deal of scepticism in a scientific man is advisable to avoid much loss of time, but I have met with not a few men, who, I feel sure, have often thus been deterred from experiment or observations, which would have proved directly or indirectly serviceable .”

“When even the brightest mind in our world has been trained up from childhood in a superstition of any kind, it will never be possible for that mind, in its maturity, to examine sincerely, dispassionately, and conscientiously any evidence or any circumstance which shall seem to cast a doubt upon the validity of that superstition. I doubt if I could do it myself.”