Charles Darwin's The Origin Of Species

In Charles Darwin's book, The Origin of Species, Darwin spent most of his life dedicated to the study of evolution. From his trip to the Galapagos Islands, he acquired so much regarding the theory of evolution. Since traveling to the Galapagos he discovered the variations between what naturalists called varieties and what was depicted as species. For example, if a pigeon was manipulated by humans, it would cause a variety of pouters, runts, and fantails, why would it not prevent nature from doing the same? Also, over the time would the pigeon species evolve into something drastically different that we could not call it a pigeon but of a different species?

Darwin was not the first naturalist to question evolution. For instance, on the topic

Nonetheless, in May of 1856, he started working on a book. However, it quickly became a rival for Lyell's Principles. Charles Waring Darwin was born in November of 1856, the first child Emma had given birth to in five years. It was soon clear that he was severely retarded. He died a year and a half later when a scarlet fever epidemic raged through Down.

April 1857, Darwin's illness returned. He was pleased to do anything that could make the pain, nausea, and weakness subside. He worked productively for another year; however, June 18, 1858, Darwin received a letter it was a short manuscript from Alfred Russell Wallace, the manuscript seemed like a duplicate copy of Darwin's theory. After twenty years of research, Darwin thought that Wallace's had come up with the same ideas. Darwin asked for Lyell's advice and sent a copy of Wallace's manuscript. Darwin sent Wallace's manuscript to Lyell because he wanted to have claim that he came up with evolution first. In the end, Hooker and Lyell decided that Wallace's paper should be presented before Linnean Society. On July 1, 1958, a presentation was given on the idea of evolution; however, Wallace and Darwin were not present. Wallace