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• Annotation:
• A graphic representation of Darwin’s original text on natural selection and evolution as detailed in his book On the Origin of Species published in 1859, one of the most famous and contested books of all time. The Afterward is a summary of major discoveries in the field of evolution since Darwin’s death.
• Creator:
• Illustrator - Nicolle Rager Fuller
• Publication Information:
• Rodale, New York, NY, 2009
• Color or Black & White:
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• Genre:
• Non-Fiction
• Bibliography Available:
• No
• Original Language:
• English
• Historical Topic/Event:
• Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
• On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles)
• Geographic Setting:
• England--London
• Galapagos Islands--Darwin Island
• Westminster Abbey
• Date Range:
• 1836 - 1860
• Tags:
• Charles Darwin, evolution, natural selection, HMS Beagle, Alfred Wallace, botany
• Notes:
• Contents: Beginnings of a theory -- On the origin of species. Variation under domestication ; Variation under nature ; Struggle for existence ; Natural selection; or the survival of the fittest ; Laws of variation ; Difficulties of the theory and miscellaneous objections ; Instinct ; Hybridism ; On the imperfection of the geological record ; On the geological succession of organic beings ; Geographical distribution ; Mutual affinities of organic beings : morphology : embryology : rudimentary organs ; Recapitulation and conclusion -- Afterword.
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