On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeThis is the 'second edition' of Darwin's Origin of Species. |
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Page 52
It need not be supposed that all varieties or incipient species necessarily attain
the rank of species. They may whilst in this incipient state become extinct, or they
may endure as varieties for very long periods, as has been shown to be the case
...
It need not be supposed that all varieties or incipient species necessarily attain
the rank of species. They may whilst in this incipient state become extinct, or they
may endure as varieties for very long periods, as has been shown to be the case
...
Page 62
Yet unless it be thoroughly engrained in the mind, I am convinced that the whole
economy of nature, with every fact on distribution, rarity, abundance, extinction,
and variation, will be dimly seen or quite misunderstood. We behold the face of ...
Yet unless it be thoroughly engrained in the mind, I am convinced that the whole
economy of nature, with every fact on distribution, rarity, abundance, extinction,
and variation, will be dimly seen or quite misunderstood. We behold the face of ...
Page 66
... or the species will become extinct. It would suffice to keep up the full number of
a tree, which lived on an average for a thousand years, if a single seed were
produced once in a thousand years, supposing that this seed were never
destroyed ...
... or the species will become extinct. It would suffice to keep up the full number of
a tree, which lived on an average for a thousand years, if a single seed were
produced once in a thousand years, supposing that this seed were never
destroyed ...
Page 73
Nevertheless so profound is our ignorance, and so high our presumption, that we
marvel when we hear of the extinction of an organic being; and as we do not see
the cause, we invoke cataclysms to desolate the world, or invent laws on the ...
Nevertheless so profound is our ignorance, and so high our presumption, that we
marvel when we hear of the extinction of an organic being; and as we do not see
the cause, we invoke cataclysms to desolate the world, or invent laws on the ...
Page 74
whole genus of humble-bees became extinct or very rare in England, the
heartsease and red clover would become very rare, or wholly disappear. The
number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number
of ...
whole genus of humble-bees became extinct or very rare in England, the
heartsease and red clover would become very rare, or wholly disappear. The
number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number
of ...
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| Title | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
| Author | Charles Darwin |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1860 |
| Length | 502 pages |
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