On the Origin of Species

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On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
author Charles Darwin ⓘ
containsConcept branching evolution ⓘ
common descent ⓘ
natural selection acting on heritable variation ⓘ
struggle for existence ⓘ
variation under domestication ⓘ
controversialIn religious communities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
deweyDecimalClassification 576.82 ⓘ
editionCount19thCentury 6 ⓘ
field evolutionary biology ⓘ
firstEditionPrintRun 1250 copies ⓘ
firstEditionSoldOutTime 1 day ⓘ
followedBy The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex ⓘ
genre natural history ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Origin ⓘ
hasCentralConcept Darwinism ⓘ
surface form: theory of evolution by natural selection
illustratedBy single evolutionary tree diagram ⓘ
impact challenged creationist views of species ⓘ
transformed modern biology ⓘ
influenced evolutionary theory ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
modern biology ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
social thought ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lastLifetimeEditionYear 1872 ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification QH365 .O2 ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
mentions human evolution briefly ⓘ
omitsTopic human evolution in detail ⓘ
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surface form: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
pagesFirstEdition 502 ⓘ
placeOfPublication London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
predecessor Darwin’s 1844 evolutionary essay ⓘ
Darwin’s voyage on HMS Beagle ⓘ
proposesTheory natural selection ⓘ
publicationDate 1859-11-24 ⓘ
publicationYear 1859 ⓘ
publisher John Murray ⓘ
recognizedAs foundational text of evolutionary biology ⓘ
landmark in scientific literature ⓘ
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subject biology ⓘ
evolution ⓘ
natural selection ⓘ

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