On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life

Charles Darwin

Cosimo, Inc., 1 мар. 2007 г. - Всего страниц: 328

On the Origin of Species, published in 1859, is widely accepted as the seminal work in modern biology. Through careful observation, Charles Darwin explains how traits can be selected for within a population. This is easily observed in the artificial selection of farm animals, for instance. Darwin's theory caused an uproar that can still be heard today by refuting the Christian doctrine of created breeds, in which all species that exist now have always existed just as they are. It is the very publication of this work that gave Charles Darwin his place of prominence in the history of the theory of evolution, because while he was not the first to suggest such a mechanism, his book and its exhaustive studies made the information widely available. English scientist, naturalist, and geologist CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882) revolutionized science, especially biology, with his theory of evolution through natural selection. As a passenger aboard the Beagle, Darwin became intrigued by the existence of different species in different geographical locations, which aided in the development of his theory. In addition to The Origin of Species, he is also remembered for The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

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• Introduction Page: 1
• CHAPTER II: 29
• CHAPTER III: 39
• Natural Selection: 51
• CHAPTER V: 83
• CHAPTER VI: 108
• CHAPTER VII: 131
• CHAPTER: 155
• CHAPTER IX: 176
• CHAPTER X: 196
• CHAPTER XI: 217
• CHAPTER XII: 240
• CHAPTER XIII: 258
• CHAPTER XIV: 288
• Index 308318: 308

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Charles Robert Darwin, born in 1809, was an English naturalist who founded the theory of Darwinism, the belief in evolution as determined by natural selection. Although Darwin studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and then studied at Cambridge University to become a minister, he had been interested in natural history all his life. His grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, was a noted English poet, physician, and botanist who was interested in evolutionary development. Darwin's works have had an incalculable effect on all aspects of the modern thought. Darwin's most famous and influential work, On the Origin of Species, provoked immediate controversy. Darwin's other books include Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Charles Darwin died in 1882.

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• Название: On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life; Cosimo classics science
• Автор: Charles Darwin
• Издание: перепечатанное
• Издатель: Cosimo, Inc., 2007
• ISBN: 1602061459, 9781602061453
• Количество страниц: Всего страниц: 328