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The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle
While on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin visited South America and visited many islands. It was a 5 part series and had multiple authors. Darwin, Charles, Richard Owen, G R. Waterhouse, John Gould, T C. Eyton, Leonard Blomefield, and Thomas Bell. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.m.s. Beagle: Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.n., During the Years 1832 to 1836. Pub. with the Approval of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1838. Print. -
Origin of Species
The second publication is the most well know, it is the ideas of Charles Darwin's evolution by natural selection. The ideas are that living things change over time and is survival of the fittest. It is the culmination of ideas from the voyage of the HMS Beagle. Darwin, Charles, and Leonard Kebler. On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life . London: J. Murray, 1859. -
Descent of Man
Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution of man is prominent in this publication. He describes that mankind once had fur and beards, in both male and female. He also describes man as evolving over time instead of being created into existence. Also he compares humans and primates as having similar skeletal structures. Darwin, Charles, Thomas H. Huxley, and Thomas R. R. Stebbing. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871. Print. -
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
In this final publication to the series that started with Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species publication, he further identifies the similarities in facial expressions between primates and that of man. As with Descent of Man, this publication was very controversial for creationists. Charles Darwin stated that expressions was developed through evolution not by a creator. Darwin, Charles. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. London: J. Murray, 1872. Print.