The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeWith his revolutionary work The Origin of Species Charles Darwin overthrew contemporary beliefs about Divine Providence and the beginnings of life on earth. Written for the general public of the 1850s, it is a rigorously documented but highly readable account of the scientific theory that now lies at the root of our present attitude to the universe. Challenging notions such as the fixity of species with the idea of natural selection, and setting forth the results of pioneering work on the ecology of animals and plants, it made a lasting contribution to philosophical and scientific thought. |
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... modification –Summary of the last andpresent chapters CHAPTER THIRTEEN MUTUAL AFFINITIES OF ORGANIC BEINGS: MORPHOLOGY: EMBRYOLOGY: RUDIMENTARY ORGANS CLASSIFICATION, groupssubordinate togroups – Natural system – Rules and ...
... modification –Summary of the last andpresent chapters CHAPTER THIRTEEN MUTUAL AFFINITIES OF ORGANIC BEINGS: MORPHOLOGY: EMBRYOLOGY: RUDIMENTARY ORGANS CLASSIFICATION, groupssubordinate togroups – Natural system – Rules and ...
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... modification – Classification of varieties– Descent always usedin classification – Analogical or adaptive characters– Affinities, general, complexand radiating– Extinction separates and defines groups – MORPHOLOGY, between membersofthe ...
... modification – Classification of varieties– Descent always usedin classification – Analogical or adaptive characters– Affinities, general, complexand radiating– Extinction separates and defines groups – MORPHOLOGY, between membersofthe ...
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... and thegapsin the fossilrecord ofthe modification of species.It is a defensive action fought withgreat élan andspirit and, onthe whole, astonishing success, while subsequent work in thesefields hasgenerally strengthened Darwin's case.
... and thegapsin the fossilrecord ofthe modification of species.It is a defensive action fought withgreat élan andspirit and, onthe whole, astonishing success, while subsequent work in thesefields hasgenerally strengthened Darwin's case.
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... modification, and that the existing formsof life are thedescendants by true generation of pre-existingforms. Passing over allusions to the subject in the classical writers,*the firstauthor who inmodern times has treatedit in a ...
... modification, and that the existing formsof life are thedescendants by true generation of pre-existingforms. Passing over allusions to the subject in the classical writers,*the firstauthor who inmodern times has treatedit in a ...
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... modification; and, as his son adds, 'C'est doncun problèmeà réserver entièrement à l'avenir, supposé même que l'avenir doive avoir prisesurlui.' In 1813, Dr W. C. Wells read before the Royal Society 'An Account ofa White female, part ...
... modification; and, as his son adds, 'C'est doncun problèmeà réserver entièrement à l'avenir, supposé même que l'avenir doive avoir prisesurlui.' In 1813, Dr W. C. Wells read before the Royal Society 'An Account ofa White female, part ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | |
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ranging muchdiffused andcommon speciesvary most Species | |
CHAPTER FOUR | |
DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY | |
INSTINCT | |
making instinct Difficulties on the theory of the Natural | |
appearance in the lowest known fossiliferous strata | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
Present distribution cannot be accounted for by differencesin physical conditions Importance of barriers Affinityof the productions ofthe same contin... | |
Distribution of freshwater productions On the inhabitants | |
Difficulties onthe theoryof | |
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