On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Essays
Book language: English
406 pages

On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin's 1859 scientific work, written as a sustained argument in essay-like chapters. It presents his theory of evolution by natural selection, covering variation, the struggle for existence, and geological and geographical evidence. Listeners can follow a foundational text of modern biology, noted for careful reasoning and clear Victorian prose.

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On the Origin of Species
OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
Contents
ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION.
CHAPTER II. VARIATION UNDER NATURE.
CHAPTER III. STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
CHAPTER IV. NATURAL SELECTION.
CHAPTER V. LAWS OF VARIATION.
CHAPTER VI. DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY.
CHAPTER VII. INSTINCT.
CHAPTER VIII. HYBRIDISM.
CHAPTER IX. ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD.
CHAPTER X. ON THE GEOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF ORGANIC BEINGS.
CHAPTER XI. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
CHAPTER XII. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION—continued.
CHAPTER XIII. MUTUAL AFFINITIES OF ORGANIC BEINGS: MORPHOLOGY: EMBRYOLOGY: RUDIMENTARY ORGANS.
CHAPTER XIV. RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION.
INDEX.
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