El viaje que cambió la ciencia
Subtitle: las aventuras de Darwin en el Río de la Plata
By: Anita Aisenberg, Silvia Soler, Marcelo Casacuberta, Pantana, Renzo Vayra
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: CERCA Ediciones
Published: 2018
Place of publication: [Uruguay]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9789974110670
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Travel; Scientific expeditions; Natural history
Description: The text begins with the arrival of Charles Darwin to the Río de la Plata, in 1832, aboard the sailing ship Beagle. At age 23, Darwin entered the lands populated by gauchos and wild animals. He traveled on horseback or by cart in the territories of Maldonado, Lavalleja, Colonia, Soriano, San José, and Montevideo. He discovered animals he had never seen, such as capybara, recognized fossils and marveled at certain local customs. Upon his return to England, and from the rich experience he had lived, he developed the theory of evolution, whose foundations are applied today in biological research.