The Evolution Debate 1813-1870

by Charles Darwin, David Knight (Editor)

Overview

On the Origin of Species caused an uproar when it was first published in 1859. Darwin's theory was that species had evolved from simpler organisms by natural selection acting upon the variability of populations. This view was directly opposed to the doctrine of special creation by God and angered the Church and Victorian public opinion. This volume is a facsimile of one of the original copies sent to the eminent geologist Leonard Horner. The volume also includes sample pages from Darwin's original handwritten manuscript; the exclusive property of the Natural History Museum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134439911
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	532
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Charles Darwin. Edited by David Knight

Date of Birth:

February 12, 1809

Date of Death:

April 19, 1882

Place of Birth:

Shrewsbury, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

B.A. in Theology, Christ¿s College, Cambridge University, 1831

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION. CHAPTER II. VARIATION UNDER NATURE. CHAPTER III. STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. CHAPTER IV. NATURAL SELECTION. CHAPTER V. LAWS OF VARIATION. CHAPTER VI. DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY. CHAPTER VII.INSTINCT. CHAPTER VIII. HYBRIDISM. CHAPTER IX. ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD. CHAPTER X. ON THE GEOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF ORGANIC BEINGS CHAPTER XI. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION CHAPTER XII. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION— continued. CHAPTER XIII.

Editorial Reviews

ea. vol: New York Univ. Pr. dist. by Columbia Univ. Pr. 1987. index. ref Darwin's continuing interest to general readers and to scholars is evidenced by the popular Beagle series on public television, the current controversy between creationists and ``traditional'' evolutionists, and the publication of a new edition of his works. The publishers claim this to be the first complete edition of all Darwin's published books. Vols. 1-10 appear now; volumes 11-29 are scheduled for 1988. Darwin authorities Paul Barrett and R. B. Freeman of Michigan State and London universities, respectively, edited the collection. A general introduction to the entire set is included in vol. 1, and a general index is planned for vol. 29. Individual volumes contain their own indexes. The text is based on the concept of a ``definitive'' edition. Vols. 1-9 contain all the Beagle writings; vol. 10, The Foundation of the `` Origin of the Species .'' The narrativeand most popularof the Beagle writings, contained in vol. 1, is reprinted from the edition established by Nora Barlow, Darwin's granddaughter, published by Cambridge in 1933. Vols. 2 and 3 contain Darwin's first book, originally published in 1839. Vols. 4-6 cover the mammals, birds, fishes, and amphibians studied on the voyage. The original Latin descriptions are given with translations. Some of these sections were prepared by contemporaries of Darwin, who are given credit. Vols. 7-9 contain the critical introductions written by Professor John Wesley Judd of the Royal School of Mines, London, and published in the Ward Lock, Minerva edition of 1890. Vol. 10 contains two essays written in 1842 and 1844, the former discovered in 1896 after Darwin's death and published with the 1844 essay in 1909. The set is sturdily bound in tasteful dark green cloth with good type and pleasingly wide margins. To have all Darwin's books currently available in a uniform and well-edited collection is a momentous publishing event. Recommended for most academic and large public libraries and other institutions where appropriate. Harry E. Whitmore, formerly Arrowhead Lib. System, Virginia, Minn.

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