On the origin of species by means of natural selection : Or the preservation of the favoured races in the struggle for life / Charles Darwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwin, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural selection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Other Title:

On the origin of species by means of natural selection

Place of Publication:

Warszawa : John Murray, 2019.

Summary:

Everyone has opinions about evolution, but how many people have actually read Charles Darwin? If you haven't done so yet, you're missing out on what is surely one of the greatest books ever written. 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. Darwin's book contains a wealth of evidence that the diversity of life arose through a branching pattern of evolution and common descent. 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. Such an important foundational book that changed the course of the world and laid foundation to many new branches of science.

Contents:

Intro; Cover page; Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION; 2. VARIATION UNDER NATURE; 3. STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE; 4. NATURAL SELECTION; 5. LAWS OF VARIATION; 6. DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY; 7. INSTINCT; 8. HYBRIDISM; 9. ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD; 10. ON THE GEOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF ORGANIC BEINGS; 11. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; 12. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION-continued; 13. MUTUAL AFFINITIES OF ORGANIC BEINGS: MORPHOLOGY:; 14. RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION; Notes.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Worldcat, viewed June 1, 2023).