On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin
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"On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin is a work of scientific literature published in 1859. It introduced the theory that populations evolve through natural selection, with life's diversity arising from common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin presented evidence from his Beagle expedition and years of research to challenge the belief that species were unchanging. The book sparked intense scientific, philosophical, and religious
debate, ultimately transforming our understanding of life and becoming the foundation of evolutionary biology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | On the origin of species |
| Title |
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #1228 (1859, 1st Edition, HTML file with table of contents) #22764 (1860, HTML file with table of contents) #2009 (6th Ed., HTML, definitive edition) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species |
| Note | See also PG#2009 for the 6th Edition |
| Credits | Sue Asscher and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Evolution (Biology) |
| Subject | Natural selection |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1228 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 10517 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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