Project Gutenberg 2005-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 194 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. 04005635 Darwinism (1889) An exposition of the theory of natural selection, with some of its applications Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by StevenGibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Darwinism" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The book serves as an exposition of the theory of natural selection and delves into its applications in the context of evolutionary biology. A central theme is to clarify and expand upon Charles Darwin's foundational concepts of evolution, exploring how species originate and the mechanisms that drive their development and variation. The opening of "Darwinism" presents a thorough introduction to the concepts of "species" and their "origin," establishing the groundwork for the subsequent exploration of natural selection. Wallace outlines the historical context surrounding Darwin's theory, discussing the prevailing beliefs about species and their supposed "special creation." He addresses the transformation in scientific thought that has emerged since Darwin's work, emphasizing the acceptance of species evolving from one another through natural laws. The initial chapters set the stage for a detailed examination of the struggle for existence among organisms, the variability of species in nature, and how these factors contribute to the evolutionary process, leading the way into deeper discussions on natural selection in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural selection Evolution QH Text Biology Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 1380775 1380842 2024-10-06T13:31:12.264616 2023-09-07T04:06:12.195793 text/html text/html 1399264 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1378070 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1519207 2024-10-06T13:31:32.922542 application/epub+zip 1542863 2024-10-06T13:31:17.639565 application/epub+zip 535060 2024-10-06T13:31:15.416608 application/epub+zip 2026711 2024-10-06T13:31:43.616427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1940084 2024-10-06T13:31:31.186534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771363 2022-09-07T17:06:42.222376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1138582 1138531 2024-10-06T13:31:09.318611 2023-09-07T04:06:09.749711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1138326 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 397741 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1138393 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397639 2020-12-19T02:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22005 2024-10-06T13:31:43.775426 application/rdf+xml 16070 2024-10-06T13:31:16.162592 image/jpeg 3810 2024-10-06T13:31:15.802597 image/jpeg 1508174 2024-10-06T13:31:12.680606 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia