On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
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Description
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, first published in 1859, set out the case for evolution by natural selection. Darwin built the argument from a lifetime of observation, from his Beagle voyage to years of breeding pigeons and studying barnacles. This text presents the book entire.
He shows how variation in offspring, pressed by the struggle for existence, can shape new species over vast time. Fossils, embryos, and the odd wildlife of islands all testify in his chapters. Darwin treats mankind only by a hint, yet no reader missed the point. The work changed science's picture of life and remains the founding document of evolutionary biology.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles Darwin |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 912 KB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |