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An edition of On the origin of species by means of natural selection (1859)

The Origin of Species

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Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that he collected during his expedition on HMS Beagle in the 1830s.

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Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Evolución, great_books_of_the_western_world, Natural selection, Nonfiction, Classic Literature, open_syllabus_project, Origin, Heredity, Man, Biological Evolution, Genetic Selection, Human evolution, Evolución (Biología), Selección natural, Human beings, Origin of species, SCIENCE, Life Sciences, Évolution, Literature, Collections, Obras Gerais
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Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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The origin of species
1993, Random House
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The Harvard Classics: Volume 11 - The Origin of Species
1937, P.F. Collier & son
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The origin of species by means of natural selection: or, the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life
1915, D. Appleton and company
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Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction Page 5 An Historical Sketch Of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species Page 9 Introduction Page 21 I. Variation under Domestication Page 25 II. Variation under Nature Page 58 III. Struggle for Existence Page 76 IV. Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest Page 93 V. Laws of Variation Page 145 VI. Difficulties of the Theory Page 178 VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection Page 219 VIII. Instinct Page 262 IX. Hybridism Page 298 X. On the Imperfection of the Geological Record Page 333 XI. On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings Page 364 XII. Geographical Distribution Page 395 XIII. Geographical Distribution - continued Page 427 XIV. Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary Organs Page 450 XV. Recapitulation and Conclusion Page 499 Glossary Page 531 Index Page 541

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52799

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The Harvard classics -- v. 11.

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October 6, 2011 Edited by 94.145.243.116 Update covers
December 10, 2010 Edited by Diaa Abdelmoneim op -> of
December 9, 2010 Edited by George Removed the word "Chapter" from TOC. Sort of implied, hopefully.
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