The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

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The book explores Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection, which challenged Victorian beliefs by proposing a shared ancestry between humans and animals. It highlights his pivotal five-year voyage on HMS Beagle, where his geological observations aligned with Charles Lyell's uniformitarian principles. The publication of his voyage journal further solidified Darwin's reputation as a prominent geologist and popular author, laying the foundation for modern evolutionary science.