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I will here give a brief sketch of the progress of opinion on the Origin of Species. Until recently the great majority of naturalists believed that species were immutable productions, and had been separately created. This view has been ably maintained by many authors. Some few naturalists, on the other hand, have believed that species undergo modification, and that the existing forms of life are the descendants by true generation of pre-existing forms. Passing over allusions to the subject in the classical writers,* the first author who in modem times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon. But as his opinions fluctuated greatly at different periods, and as he does not enter on the causes or means of the transformation of species, I need not here enter on details.
*Aristot)e, in his ' Physic.-e Auscultatories' (lib. 2, cap. S, s. 2), after remarking that rain does not fall in order to make the corn grow, any more than it falls to spoil the farmer's corn when threshed out

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION 5; AN HISTORICAL SKETCH; Of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species 9; INTRODUCTION21; CHAPTER I; Variation under Domestication25; CHAPTER II; Variation under Nature58; CHAPTER III Struggle for Existence76; CHAPTER IV; Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest 93; CHAPTER V; Laws of Variation145; CHAPTER VI Difficulties of the Theory17S; CHAPTER VII PAGE; Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection219; CHAPTER VIII Instinct262; CHAPTER IX; Hybridism298; CHAPTER X; On the Imperfection of the Geological Record 333; CHAPTER XI; On the Geological Succession of Organic Beinss 364; CHAPTER XII Geographical Distribution395; CHAPTER XIII Geographical Distribution-continued 427; CHAPTER XIV; Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary Organs 450; CHAPTER XV Recapitulation and Conclusion499; GLOSSARY531; INDEX541

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Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of the scientific imagination, The Origin of Species sold out on the day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England, and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly 'passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street.' Yet after reading it, Darwin's friend and colleague T.H. Huxley had a different reaction: 'How extremely stupid not to have thought of that.'

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. On the Origin of Species by the world renowned scientist Charles Darwin is a scientific must read. His theories on evolution are the basis of evolutionary biology as we know it today. Although this may seem a daunting read, rest assured that Darwin� s simple explanations and descriptions make this book easily enjoyable. He concisely clarifies each of his arguments in layman� s terms, something almost unheard of in Victorian scientific reports, and gently introduces the reader to his way of thinking. Darwin understood that his theories were going to be met with much resistance as they went completely against the theories of the time, and it was for this reason the he made certain that every point made is explained and understandable so as to make his argument as convincing as possible. In total there are six editions of On the Origins of Species, this being the first and shortest of them. Although some say this therefore lacks the revisions and edits of the later editions, it also makes for a more concise read as the later editions are bulked out mainly by the addition of answers to posed questions. Everything within this book stands true to what Darwin believed. A great read that will take you one a journey through the mind of a scientific giant. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781440038075_0

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