The Foundations of the Origin of Species

The Foundations of the Origin of Species    
Charles Darwin, english naturalist and geologist (1809-1882)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- DEDICATION
-03- INTRODUCTION
-04- PART I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
-05- CHAPTER I. ON VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION, AND ON THE PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION
-06- CHAPTER II. ON VARIATION IN A STATE OF NATURE AND ON THE NATURAL MEANS OF SELECTION
-07- CHAPTER III. ON VARIATION IN INSTINCTS AND OTHER MENTAL ATTRIBUTES
-08- PART II. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
-09- CHAPTER IV - V. On the evidence from Geology
-10- CHAPTER VI. LET US CONSIDER THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANISMS OF EARTH'S FACE
-11- CHAPTER VII. AFFINITIES AND CLASSIFICATION
-12- CHAPTER VIII. UNITY OF TYPE IN THE GREAT CLASSES
-13- CHAPTER IX. ABORTIVE ORGANS
-14- CHAPTER X. RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION
-15- PART I. THE ESSAY OF 1844
-16- CHAPTER I. ON THE VARIATION OF ORGANIC BEINGS UNDER DOMESTICATION
-17- CHAPTER II. ON THE VARIATION OF ORGANIC BEINGS IN A WILD STATE
-18- CHAPTER III. ON THE VARIATION OF INSTINCTS AND OTHER MENTAL ATTRIBUTES UNDER DOMESTICATION AND IN STATE OF NATURE
-19- PART II. THE ESSAY OF 1844
-20- CHAPTER IV. ON THE NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE FORMS REQUIRED ON THE THEORY OF COMMON DESCENT
-21- CHAPTER V. GRADUAL APPEARANCE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF SPECIES
-22- CHAPTER VI. ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC BEINGS IN PAST AND PRESENT TIMES
-23- CHAPTER VII. ON THE NATURE OF THE AFFINITIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIC BEINGS
-24- CHAPTER VIII. UNITY OF TYPE IN THE GREAT CLASSES
-25- CHAPTER IX. ABORTIVE OR RUDIMENTARY ORGANS
-26- CHAPTER X. RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION
-27- FOOTNOTES