RE: Charles Darwin the Origin of Species voted most influential academic book in history
November 16, 2015 at 1:55 am
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2015 at 2:00 am by Heat.)
It's worth pointing out what seems people are missing.
This is a list of the most impactful academic book. #1 could've been written with the vocabulary of a 1st grader, it's about what was the most influential over a long time period.
The origin of species influenced people's thoughts, and led to numerous discoveries, and the dismissal of previous assumptions. Even if the idea was proposed earlier, the book had a large impact, and regardless of the subject, I think the list was about what had the most impact down the road as opposed to shortly after being written. This is why I believe Newton wasn't first either.
This is a list of the most impactful academic book. #1 could've been written with the vocabulary of a 1st grader, it's about what was the most influential over a long time period.
The origin of species influenced people's thoughts, and led to numerous discoveries, and the dismissal of previous assumptions. Even if the idea was proposed earlier, the book had a large impact, and regardless of the subject, I think the list was about what had the most impact down the road as opposed to shortly after being written. This is why I believe Newton wasn't first either.
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