The five-year circumnavigation of the world (1831-1836) by the British ship Beagle forever changed the face of world science. During the expedition, 22-year-old ship naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) made discoveries that radically changed first his personal scientific views, and then the ideas of all mankind about the origin of life on Earth. Heredity, variability, natural selection - three concepts of evolutionary Darwin's theories, which we memorized in school, are “three sources and three components” of modern knowledge about the animal world, to which we all have the honor of belonging. Now even the Catholic Church has come to terms with this: in connection with the scientist’s 200th anniversary, the Vatican admitted that “Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory does not contradict the biblical version of the creation of the world and living things.” organisms.” And it all started casually and simply. Charles Darwin did poorly at school. But at the age of 8 he became interested in nature: he began collecting plants, minerals, shells, insects, fishing, and hunting birds. After school, he studied medicine in Edinburgh and theology in Cambridge, but did not become either a doctor or a theologian. Instead, he went on a trip around the world. During the five years of sailing, the young ship naturalist made so many discoveries that they were enough for 22 years of study and comprehension. It should be noted that Darwin was generally distinguished by a manic tendency to systematize and catalogue: he even carefully recorded observations of his own children. The result of this quarter-century scientific feat is known: his famous theory of the origin of species was born. But even before publication “On the Origin of Species”, in 1839, the description of the circumnavigation offered to your attention was published. Darwin's book contains descriptions of South America, replete with entertaining details: Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay; Australia, Tasmania, the islands of Tenerife, Galapagos, Cocos, Cape Verde, their exotic nature and population. Since then, many plants, animals and tribes have disappeared from the face of the Earth and their description can only be found on the pages of this book. “The body may die, but the messages that we send during life remain,” the Nobel laureate said in a recent interview on the occasion of her centenary laureate, outstanding neurobiologist (and therefore Darwin’s scientific “granddaughter”) Rita Levi-Montalcini. The message that Darwin left us can be stated So: life and the world order can be accepted without studying, but we can try to understand - and then real miracles will be revealed to us. The electronic publication includes all the texts of Charles Darwin's paper book and basic illustrative material. But for true connoisseurs of exclusive publications, we offer a gift classic book. Hundreds of illustrations, drawings, paintings; travel maps and drawings by direct participants of the expedition made up the illustrative series of this gift edition. This book, like the entire Great Journeys series, is printed on beautiful offset paper and elegantly designed. Editions of the series will adorn any, even the most sophisticated library, and will be a wonderful gift for both young readers and discerning bibliophiles.