On The Origin Of Species
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On The Origin Of Species

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

On The Origin Of Species

About this book

Published in 1859, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin introduced the theory of natural selection to a newly-receptive public. As a young naturalist on the second voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-36), Darwin collected many plant and animal specimens, and it was his close examination of them that eventually led to his theories on evolution and natural selection.

The theory of evolution was quickly accepted by the scientific community—The Origin of Species heavily influenced the secularization of science in the late nineteenth century—but it was not until the 1930s and '40s, when consensus was reached on how evolution works, that it was agreed that natural selection was the main mechanism in the evolutionary process.

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter I—Variation Under Domestication
  4. Chapter II—Variation Under Nature
  5. Chapter III—Struggle for Existence
  6. Chapter IV—Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest
  7. Chapter V—Laws of Variation
  8. Chapter VI—Difficulties of the Theory
  9. Chapter VII—Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection
  10. Chapter VIII—Instinct
  11. Chapter IX—Hybridism
  12. Chapter X—On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
  13. Chapter XI—On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings
  14. Chapter XII—Geographical Distribution
  15. Chapter XIII—Geographical Distribution—Continued
  16. Chapter XIV—Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings
  17. Chapter XV—Recapitulation and Conclusion
  18. Glossary of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume
  19. About the Author
  20. About the Series
  21. Copyright
  22. About the Publisher