On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life

Title Variants

Alternative: Origin of species
Alternative: Preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
Uniform: On the origin of species

Related Titles

Series: Harvard Botany Libraries--Biodiversity Heritage Library digitization project

By

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Murray, John, 1808-1892 , publisher
William Clowes and Sons, , printer
Bradbury & Evans. , printer

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, John Murray, 1859

Notes

Freeman, R.B. Charles Darwin (2nd ed.), | 373

Garrison-Morton: | 220

Freeman, R.B. Works of Charles Darwin (2nd ed.), | no. 373

Carter, J. Printing and the mind of man, | entry 334b

Dibner Library. Heralds of science, | entry 199

Horblit, H.D. One hundred books famous in science, | entry 23b

Morton, L.T. Morton's medical bibliography, | entry 220

Sparrow, R.A. Milestones of science, | entry 49

Contents: Introduction -- I. Variation under domestication -- II. Variation under nature -- III. Struggle for existence -- IV. Natural selection -- V. Laws of variation -- VI. Difficulties on theory -- VII. Instinct -- VIII. Hybridism -- IX. On the imperfection of the geological record -- X. On the geological succession of organic beings -- XI. Geographical distribution -- XII. Geographical distribution- continued -- XIII. Mutual affinities of organic beings; morphology: embryology: rudimentary organs -- XIV. Recapitulation and conclusion -- Index.

It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that changed the world. In addition to its status as the focus of a dramatic turning point in scientific thought, On the Origin of Species stands as a remarkably readable study. Carefully reasoned and well-documented in its arguments, the work offers coherent views of natural selection, adaptation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest, and other concepts that form the foundation of modern evolutionary theory.--Amazon.com.

Subjects

19th century , Biological Evolution , Booksellers' labels (Provenance) , Electronic books , Evolution (Biology) , France , Great Britain , London , Natural history , Natural selection , Paris , Publishers' advertisements

Call Number

QH365 .O1859

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06017473
NLM: QH D228o 1859
OCLC: 1029641431