Origin of Species, The

noun

1. (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life ) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.

The Origin of Species

1. (1859) A book by Charles Darwin explaining his theory of evolution. It provoked great controversy; by casting doubt on the historical accuracy of the biblical accounts of Creation, it caused many believers to question their faith in Christianity. (See creationism and Scopes trial.)

Example Sentences

Later, the warrah provided Darwin’s only reference to the Falklands in “On the Origin of Species.”

From Salon

Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859 as a work in biology.

From Science Daily

Concern for posture, as a matter of etiquette, has been around since the Enlightenment, if not earlier, but poor posture did not become a scientific and medical obsession until after the publication of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” in 1859.

From New York Times

The emergence of eyes has been the subject of many debates since Darwin presented his theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species, both among those who are religious and skeptics outside science, as well as among eye biology and vision researchers.

From Science Daily

In Charles Darwin's major work, On the Origin of Species, he wrote about the incredible nature of the eye in relation to his theory of evolution by natural selection.

From Science Daily