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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
book
non-fiction book
non-fiction book
scientific work
scientific work
abbreviationOf On the Origin of Species
author Charles Darwin
centralTheory evolution by natural selection
controversial yes
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
field biology
natural history
firstEditionPrintRun 1250 copies
firstEditionPublicationDate 24 November 1859
genre scientific literature
impactOnReligion challenged literal interpretations of creation
influenced modern biology
modern evolutionary theory
philosophy of science
social thought
keyConcept common ancestry
descent with modification
natural selection
struggle for existence
variation under domestication
language English
legacy foundation of evolutionary biology
notableChapter Difficulties on Theory
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
publicationDate 1859
publisher John Murray
religiousReception mixed
scientificReception highly influential
structure chapters
conclusion
introduction
subject evolutionary biology
natural selection
origin of species
timePeriodDescribed geological timescales
usesEvidenceFrom artificial selection
biogeography
comparative anatomy
embryology
fossil record

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
On the Origin of Species
hasAbbreviation
Saša Stanišić ("Herkunft")
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