Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion

by Francisco Ayala, National Academy of Sciences, Joseph Henry Press, et al.

Book Overview

With the publication in 1859 of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Charles Darwin established evolution by common descent as the dominant scientific explanation for nature's diversity. This was to be his gift to science and society; at last, we had an explanation for how life came to be on Earth. Scientists agree that the evolutionary origin of animals and plants is a scientific conclusion beyond reasonable doubt. They...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309102316
• ISBN13: 9780309102315
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 8.3"