or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 creator text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin is a work of scientific literature published in 1859. This foundational text introduced the theory that populations evolve through natural selection, presenting evidence that life's diversity arose from common descent through branching evolution. Drawing on Darwin's research and Beagle expedition findings, the book challenged prevailing beliefs about unchanging species and humanity's unique place in nature, sparking intense scientific, philosophical, and religious debate that transformed biology forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #1228 (1859, 1st Edition, HTML file with table of contents) #22764 (1860, HTML file with table of contents) #2009 (6th Ed., HTML, definitive edition) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species Release date is 2007-09-25 Steven Gibbs, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Evolution (Biology) Natural selection QH Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22764 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22764 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133526.0 22764