Project Gutenberg 2022-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 191 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert Hartogh Heys van Zouteveen, H. (Hermanus) 1841 1891 Zouteveen, Hermanus Hartogh Heys van Zouteveen, H. Hartogh Heijs van Van Zouteveen, Hermanus Hartogh Heys Zouteveen, Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus, deel 1 (van 2) $aNetherlands :$bJoh. IJkema,$c1872. Darwin's biologische meesterwerken; v. 4 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent_of_Man,_and_Selection_in_Relation_to_Sex Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_afstamming_van_de_mens Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus, deel 1 (van 2)" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the biological origins of humanity, exploring the connections between humans and lower forms of life, particularly through the lens of evolution and sexual selection. Darwin examines various aspects of human anatomy, developmental biology, and psychology in his argument for the evolutionary descent of humans, making it a landmark text in the study of human evolution. The opening of the text establishes the foundational arguments that Darwin will present throughout the book. He discusses evidence supporting the idea that humans are descended from lower animal forms, emphasizing anatomical similarities between humans and other species, such as primates. Darwin outlines his intent to gather observations from his previous findings related to evolution and apply them specifically to human origins. He introduces the concept of sexual selection as a significant factor in the diversification of human races and emphasizes that much of this research is built upon the understanding that all life forms are interrelated through a long evolutionary process. This beginning sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of human development, behavior, and the principles guiding evolutionary theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20090123024459darwin 1872 NL Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. nl Evolution (Biology) Human beings -- Origin Sexual selection in animals Sexual dimorphism (Animals) Sex differences QH Text Category: Science - Biology 2339349 2025-06-27T09:18:38.112751 text/html 2263724 2024-10-19T00:49:24 text/html 3276350 2025-06-27T09:19:16.162611 application/epub+zip 3337242 2025-06-27T09:18:47.198712 application/epub+zip 857473 2025-06-27T09:18:41.593709 application/epub+zip 6410145 2025-06-27T09:19:33.792459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6222592 2025-06-27T09:19:11.100620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1291554 2022-09-19T18:01:04.756474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1714971 2025-06-27T09:18:31.883836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1694857 2024-10-19T00:49:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19302 2025-06-27T09:19:34.014487 application/rdf+xml 17746 2025-06-27T09:18:41.977721 image/jpeg 3290 2025-06-27T09:18:41.789717 image/jpeg 3106012 2025-06-27T09:18:38.411755 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 nl.wikipedia