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Charles Darwin, father of evolution, was one of the greatest pioneers in science. His five-year voyage on the Beagle, his visit to the Galapagos Islands, his careful work in noting small differences of fauna on different islands all led to the concept of natural selection, which radically changed the way mankind and the animal world was viewed. But what kind of man was Darwin, and why did he keep his conclusions secret for so many years? In this clear but informative account, Peter Whitfield sets Darwin in the 19th-century society from which he sprang. Album Tracks 1. Charles Darwin, Philosopher of Man and Nature 2. The Beagle, a Small Ship of 250 Tons 3. He Also Continued to Work on Other Phenomena 4. Over the Five Years Following His Return 5. Further Support for This View 6. Second, He Could Not Accept That All Changes 7. As Darwin Drew All These Insights 8. We Know That He Had Told His Wife Emma 9. It Has Been Argued That Wallace 10. He Finds a Grandeur in This View 11. If This Were True of the Scientists 12. Darwin Himself of Course Took Little or No Part 13. By the 1870S Darwinism 14. These Were Major Advances 15. Darwin Was Buried in Westminster Abbey
