Origin
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Origin is a common abbreviation for Charles Darwin’s landmark 1859 work on evolutionary biology, "On the Origin of Species."
Aliases (2)
- On the Origin of Species ×46
- Herkunft ×1
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| instanceOf |
book
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book → non-fiction book → non-fiction book → scientific work → scientific work → |
| abbreviationOf |
On the Origin of Species
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| author |
Charles Darwin
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| centralTheory |
evolution by natural selection
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| controversial |
yes
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| field |
biology
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natural history → |
| firstEditionPrintRun |
1250 copies
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| firstEditionPublicationDate |
24 November 1859
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| genre |
scientific literature
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| impactOnReligion |
challenged literal interpretations of creation
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| influenced |
modern biology
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modern evolutionary theory → philosophy of science → social thought → |
| keyConcept |
common ancestry
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descent with modification → natural selection → struggle for existence → variation under domestication → |
| language |
English
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| legacy |
foundation of evolutionary biology
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| notableChapter |
Difficulties on Theory
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Natural Selection → On the Imperfection of the Geological Record → Recapitulation and Conclusion → Struggle for Existence → |
| originalTitle |
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
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| publicationDate |
1859
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| publisher |
John Murray
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| religiousReception |
mixed
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| scientificReception |
highly influential
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| structure |
chapters
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conclusion → introduction → |
| subject |
evolutionary biology
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natural selection → origin of species → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
geological timescales
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| usesEvidenceFrom |
artificial selection
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biogeography → comparative anatomy → embryology → fossil record → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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On the Origin of Species
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hasAbbreviation |
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Saša Stanišić
("Herkunft")
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notableWork |