What book did Charles Darwin propose the theory of natural selection?

Answer 1

Darwin was prompted to write his famous book by another naturalist called Alfred Russel Wallace.

Wallace was a naturalist collecting in the East Indies. He had developed a theory essentially the same as Darwin's, and in 1858 he wrote to Darwin, asking him to have it published if he thought it worthwhile.

At this point Darwin had been working on his ideas for 20 years, and had written an outline of his theory in 1844. However he was reluctant to publish it because of the controversy it would cause.

On receiving Wallace's letter, he took the advice of his friend the geologist Charles Lyell and submitted both Wallace's essay and an extract from his own 1844 essay to the Linnaean Society in London in 1858.

He then set to work on his book, On the origin of species, which he published in 1859.

Answer 2

John Murray Publishers or Murray Publishing House in London. John Murray published all of Darwin's books.

Answer 3

Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell

Answer 4

your mama published the theory xD