false 22463 150 Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (published 11/24/1859) is a seminal work in scientific literature & arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book's full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, while for the 6th edition of 1872 the title was changed to The Origin of Species. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations thru a process of natural selection. His book was the culmination of evidence he had accumulated on the voyage of the Beagle in the 1830s & expanded thru continuing investigations & experiments after his return. The book is readable even for the nonspecialist & attracted widespread interest on publication. The book was controversial because it contradicted religious beliefs that underlay the then current theories of biology, & it generated much discussion on scientific, philosophical & religious grounds. The scientific theory of evolution has itself evolved since Darwin's contributions, but natural selection remains the most widely accepted scientific model of how species evolve. Nonetheless, the creation-evolution controversy continues to this day in some countries. 481941 1859 Origin of Species total:2446|5:850|4:790|3:577|2:176|1:53| 2446 9546 4713 268 5 9 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Fri Sep 14 10:37:23 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 10:41:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Sat Oct 27 06:29:44 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 06:36:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jul 25 02:56:19 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 03:44:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Apr 27 16:13:52 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 16:15:06 -0700 2008 ]]> 5 2 true false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 05:52:19 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 04:58:08 -0800 2009 Origins ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Mar 23 17:48:52 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 17:51:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 02:10:24 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 07:44:37 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 06:18:41 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 15:05:08 -0700 2007 I can't imagine anything less necessary than writing a capsule review of the Origin of Species, but... it's a really great read. Darwin was unusually reflexive and tempered in his writing, probably owing at least in part to the heavy disapproval he know he would encounter from everyone from th...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 17:21:39 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 17:58:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 08 21:59:20 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 22:05:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:49:12 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:57:26 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:54:51 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:56:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:50:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 21:06:50 -0700 2009
I wish this were required reading for every student in high school. It is the perfect example of reasoned argument based on years of study and experience with the subject. Far from an arm-chair theorist, Darwin experimented and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 16:18:56 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 16:51:06 -0700 2009
Dawkins inserts clarifying information throughout the book and while Darwin's writi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 11:27:47 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:28:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 17:37:35 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 14:31:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Nov 19 13:17:26 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 13:09:15 -0800 2008
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Dit boek is de basis van één van de 3 grootste wetenschappelijke theorieën waarop onze huidige kennis is gebase...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 04:48:10 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:56:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 23:55:25 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 23:56:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 08:26:03 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 12:15:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5550904