On the Origin of SpeciesA new, deluxe hardcover edition of one of the most important scientific works ever written In December 1831, Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle, accompanying her crew on a five year journey that crossed the Atlantic Ocean to survey the coasts of South America. As the expeditions geologist and naturalist, Darwin collected evidence from the Galapagos Islands and other locations which prompted him to speculate that species evolve over generations