On the Origin of Species
(by Means of Natural Selection)Charles Darwin, naturalist, author, biologist.
Contents based on the facsimile edition of the Origin edited by Ernst Mayr
On the Origin of Species
(by Means of Natural Selection)
November 24, 1859
| Chapters | Charles Darwin's words
|
Alfred Russel Wallace (1859) Wallaces' words
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| 1 | Variation under Domestication | "varieties in a state of domesticity" |
| 2 | Variation under Nature | 2. The Law of Population of Species |
| 3 | Struggle for Existence | 1. "Struggle for existence" |
| 4 | Natural Selection | |
| 5 | Laws of Variation | Useful variation |
| 6 | Difficulties on Theory | 3. perfect adaptation to the conditions of existence |
| 7 | Instinct | |
| 8 | Hybridization Reversion of Domesticated varieties | |
| 9 | On the Imperfection of the Geological Record | |
| 10 | On the Geological succession of organic beings | |
| 11 | Geographical Distribution (A) | |
| 12 | Geographical Distribution (B) | |
| 13 | Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings | |
| 14 | Recapitulation and Conclusion |
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