Project Gutenberg 1998-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 9702 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert On the origin of species On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #1228 (1859, 1st Edition, HTML file with table of contents) #22764 (1860, HTML file with table of contents) #2009 (6th Ed., HTML, definitive edition) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species See also PG#2009 for the 6th Edition Sue Asscher and David Widger "On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This seminal work introduces the theory of evolution through natural selection, exploring how species adapt over time and the mechanisms behind these changes. It presents key concepts like variation, inheritance, and the struggle for existence, fundamentally altering our understanding of biological processes. At the start of the text, Darwin reflects on his observations made during his voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle, which inspired his inquiries into the origins of species. He discusses the critical role that variations among domesticated plants and animals play in understanding natural selection. Darwin outlines his intent to explore variation under domestication, details causes of variability, and presents examples, such as domestic pigeons, to illustrate how selective breeding can lead to significant changes. He emphasizes the importance of drawing connections between these domesticated variations and their wild counterparts, laying the groundwork for his subsequent exploration of natural selection as the driving force behind evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution (Biology) Natural selection QH Text Harvard Classics Biology Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Science - Biology 1044875 2025-10-01T08:43:48.871429 text/html 1034699 2023-10-28T01:05:24 text/html 448609 2025-10-01T08:44:01.586381 application/epub+zip 451243 2025-10-01T08:43:53.004371 application/epub+zip 411052 2025-10-01T08:43:51.453407 application/epub+zip 857425 2025-10-01T08:44:08.152285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790063 2025-10-01T08:44:00.499387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607889 2022-09-01T10:00:37.893810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970654 2025-10-01T08:43:47.784414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 970371 2023-10-28T01:05:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17410 2025-10-01T08:44:08.287296 application/rdf+xml 20537 2025-10-01T08:43:51.997420 image/jpeg 4495 2025-10-01T08:43:51.725361 image/jpeg 423398 2025-10-01T08:43:48.940456 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia