Darwin: On the Origin of Species (In Our Time)
1859 · Resource
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, Melvyn Bragg presents a series about Darwin's life and work.How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859 and the book's impact on fellow scientists and the general public.Featu
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Around 1859
- Meiji Restoration (1868)
- On the Origin of Species (1859)
- Pasteur develops germ theory of disease (1861)
- American Civil War (1861)
- Commodore Perry opens Japan (1853)
- Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861)
- British Raj (1858)
- Wars of German Unification (1864)
- Italian unification (Risorgimento) begins (1859)
- Lister introduces antiseptic surgery (1865)