Darwin Origin Of Species

Charles Darwin Illustrator: . The Origin of Species, Peacock/ Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. 2005 ISBN: 9788124800997

New Paperback . A classic that took the world by storm, raising havoc among scientists and religious people as its exposition apparently contradicted the account of the creation of the world of Genesis in the bible, Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species remains the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of scientific imagination. Sold out on the very first day of its publication in 1859 and often considered a watershed in the history of scientific, philosophical and theological ideas, the book describes the most fundamental truth of the natural world that there exists a "natural selection" of favourable variations and a fierce "struggle for existence" in all living beings, thereby ensuring the survival of the fittest. The classic that unfolds the mystery of mysteries, as Darwin calls it, in an intimate, informal and enjoyable style, continues to transform our views of the world and remains relevant in any study of the history of ideas. Contents:- Introduction Chapter One : VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION : Causes of Variability-Effects of Habit-Correlation of Growth-Inheritance-Character of Domestic Varieties-Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species-Origin of Domestic Varieties from one or more Species-Domestic Pigeons, their Differences and Origin-Principle of Selection anciently followed, its Effects-Methodical and Unconscious Selection-Unknown Origin of our Domestic Productions-Circumstances favourable to Man's power of Selection Chapter Two : VARIATION UNDER NATURE : Variability-Individual differences-Doubtful species-Wide ranging, much diffused, and common species vary most-Species of the larger genera in any country vary more than the species of the smaller genera-Many of the species of the larger genera resemble varieties in being very closely, but unequally, related to each other, and in having restricted ranges Chapter Three : STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE : Bears on natural selection-The term used in a wide sense-Geometrical powers of increase-Rapid increase of naturalised animals and plants-Nature of the checks to increase-Competition universal-Effects of climate-Protection from the number of individuals-Complex relations of all animals and plants throughout nature-Struggle for life most severe between individuals and varieties of the same species : often severe between species of the same genus-The relation of organism to organism the most important of all relations Chapter Four : NATURAL SELECTION : Natural Selection-its power compared with man's selection-its power on characters of trifling importance-its power at all ages and on both sexes-Sexual Selection-On the generality of intercrosses between individuals of the same species-Circumstances favourable and unfavourable to Natural Selection, namely, intercrossing, isolation, number of individuals-Slow action-Extinction caused by Natural Selection-Divergence of Character, related to the diversity of inhabitants of any small area, and to naturalization-Action of Natural Selection, through Divergence of Character and Extinction, on the descendants from a common parent-Explains the Grouping of all organic beings Chapter Five : LAWS OF VARIATION : Effects of external conditions-Use and disuse, combined with natural selection; organs of flight and of vision-Acclimatisation-Correlation of growth-Compensation and economy of growth-False correlations-Multiple, rudimentary, and lowly organised structures variable-Parts developed in an unusual manner are highly variable : specific character more variable than generic : secondary sexual characters variable-Species of the same genus vary in an analogous manner-Reversions to long-lost characters-Summary Chapter Six : DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY : Difficulties on the theory of descent with modification-Transitions-Absence or rarity of transitional varieties-Transi Printed Pages: 416. First edition

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Charles Darwin Illustrator: . The Origin of Species, Peacock/ Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. 2005 ISBN: 9788126905485

New Hardcover . A classic that took the world by storm, raising havoc among scientists and religious people as its exposition apparently contradicted the account of the creation of the world of Genesis in the bible, Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species remains the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of scientific imagination. Sold out on the very first day of its publication in 1859 and often considered a watershed in the history of scientific, philosophical and theological ideas, the book describes the most fundamental truth of the natural world that there exists a "natural selection" of favourable variations and a fierce "struggle for existence" in all living beings, thereby ensuring the survival of the fittest. The classic that unfolds the mystery of mysteries, as Darwin calls it, in an intimate, informal and enjoyable style, continues to transform our views of the world and remains relevant in any study of the history of ideas. Contents:- Introduction Chapter One : VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION : Causes of Variability-Effects of Habit-Correlation of Growth-Inheritance-Character of Domestic Varieties-Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species-Origin of Domestic Varieties from one or more Species-Domestic Pigeons, their Differences and Origin-Principle of Selection anciently followed, its Effects-Methodical and Unconscious Selection-Unknown Origin of our Domestic Productions-Circumstances favourable to Man's power of Selection Chapter Two : VARIATION UNDER NATURE : Variability-Individual differences-Doubtful species-Wide ranging, much diffused, and common species vary most-Species of the larger genera in any country vary more than the species of the smaller genera-Many of the species of the larger genera resemble varieties in being very closely, but unequally, related to each other, and in having restricted ranges Chapter Three : STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE : Bears on natural selection-The term used in a wide sense-Geometrical powers of increase-Rapid increase of naturalised animals and plants-Nature of the checks to increase-Competition universal-Effects of climate-Protection from the number of individuals-Complex relations of all animals and plants throughout nature-Struggle for life most severe between individuals and varieties of the same species : often severe between species of the same genus-The relation of organism to organism the most important of all relations Chapter Four : NATURAL SELECTION : Natural Selection-its power compared with man's selection-its power on characters of trifling importance-its power at all ages and on both sexes-Sexual Selection-On the generality of intercrosses between individuals of the same species-Circumstances favourable and unfavourable to Natural Selection, namely, intercrossing, isolation, number of individuals-Slow action-Extinction caused by Natural Selection-Divergence of Character, related to the diversity of inhabitants of any small area, and to naturalization-Action of Natural Selection, through Divergence of Character and Extinction, on the descendants from a common parent-Explains the Grouping of all organic beings Chapter Five : LAWS OF VARIATION : Effects of external conditions-Use and disuse, combined with natural selection; organs of flight and of vision-Acclimatisation-Correlation of growth-Compensation and economy of growth-False correlations-Multiple, rudimentary, and lowly organised structures variable-Parts developed in an unusual manner are highly variable : specific character more variable than generic : secondary sexual characters variable-Species of the same genus vary in an analogous manner-Reversions to long-lost characters-Summary Chapter Six : DIFFICULTIES ON THEORY : Difficulties on the theory of descent with modification-Transitions-Absence or rarity of transitional varieties-Transi Printed Pages: 416. First edition

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Michael,Keller: Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species A Graphic Adaptation, Macmillan USA, November 2009 ISBN: 160529697X
A stunning graphic adaptation of one of the most famous, contested, and important books of all time.Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Since the moment it was released on November 24, 1859, Darwin's masterwork has been heralded for changing the course of science and condemned for its implied challenges to religion. In Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, author Michael Keller and illustator Nicolle Rager Fuller introduce a new generation of readers to the original text. Including sections about his pioneering research, the book's initial public reception, his correspondence with other leading scientists, as well as the most recent breakthroughs in evolutionary theory, this riveting, beautifully rendered adaptation breathes new life into Darwin's seminal and still polarizing work.

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Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de : Oeuvres completes - suivies de ses continuateurs Daubenton, Laceped, Cuvier, Dumeril, Poiret, Lesson et Geoffreoy-St-Hilaire; seule edition complete avec figures coloriees, Bruxelles, chez Th. Lejeune, Libraire-editeurs, 1833.
17x25 cm, 1828-1833 14 Text- und 6 Tafelbände in französischer Sprache mit 2 lith. Porträts auf gewalztem China, 2 Faltkarten und 736 (von 373) meist kol. Lithographien Halblederbände mit marmoriertem Karton, 2farbigen Etiketten am Buchrücken, Goldprägung, Ecken/Kanten bestossen, Einbände berieben und teilw. abgeschabt/eingerissen, Seiten vergilbt, teilw. gewellt/geknickt und etwas fleckig, Ränder gebräunt, wasserrandig, einige Tafeln mit Randschäden beschnitten und neu montiert, einige Seiten am Rand zusammenhängend, in Band 1 fehlt Tafel 15, Vorsatzblätter bestempelt und beschriftet, Komplette Ausgabe mit folgenden Teilen: Theorie de la terre (Bd. 1-4), Histoire naturrelle de l'homme (Bd. 5), Mammiferes (Bd. 1-10), Oiseuax (Bd. 11-14) Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7.09.1707 - 16.04.1788) war ein französischer Naturforscher. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet "Buffon". Buffons Hauptwerk ist die "Allgemeine und spezielle Geschichte der Natur" (Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere), die er in Zusammenarbeit mit Louis Jean.Marie Daubeton (1716-1799) verfasste und ursprünglich fünfzig Bände umfassen sollte. Ab 1749 bis zu seinem Tod 1788 erschienen 36 Bände. Unter Federführung des Compte de Lacepede wurden weitere acht Bände veröffentlicht. In Frankreich verschaffte das in vielen Sprachen übersetzte Werk seinem Urheber große wissenschaftliche Anerkennung und Popularität. Er beeinflusste Größen wie Jean-Baptist Lamarck oder Charles Darwin. Das naturwissenschaftliche Wirken Buffons basiert auf den Methoden von Beobachtungen und Experminent Er versuchte, die Entstehung der Lebewesen durch Urzeugung aus kleinsten Teilchen und ihre Entwicklung als Folge klimatischer Änderungen zu erklären, und setzte dem hierarchischen System Carl con Linnes die Idee einer evolutinären Stufenleiter entgegen. Seine Theorie stützte Buffon durch vergleichend-anatomische Studien. So erklärte er nutzlose nutzlose Körperteile durch die Rückbildung ehemals nützlicher Teile eines Vorfahren. Buffon vertrat die Ansicht, dass alle Mitglieder einer Familie von Arten vom gleichen Vorfahren abstammen, von dem ausgehend sich einige vervollkommnet, andere jedoch zurückgebildet haben. Buffon sah zum Beispiel in einem Affen einen unvollständigen oder rückgebildeten Menschen. (Quelle: Wikipedia) 14 textbooks in french and 6 books with lithographic prints with 2 lith. Portraits, 2 folding maps and 736 (of 373) mostly col. Lithographic prints Half leather, marbled paper, labels on the spine, gild edging, edges worn, cover worn, a little torn, pages yellowed, wavy, buckles, and a little stained, browned on the outside margin, stains due to water spotting, some prints with marginal damages were cut and reattached, some leaves adhere, print 15 of book 1 is missing, endpapers with stamps and notes complete edition: Theorie de la terre (Bd. 1-4), Histoire naturrelle de l'homme (Bd. 5), Mammiferes (Bd. 1-10), Oiseuax (Bd. 11-14) Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (Sept.7, 1707 - April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptist Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Darwin himself, in his foreword to the 6th edition of the origin of Species, credited Aristotle with foreshadowing the concept of natural selection but also stated that "the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon". The Lycee Buffon in Paris is named after him. Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere (1749-1778: in 36 volumes, 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacepede). It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. He noted that despite similar environments, different regions have distinct plants and animals, a concept later known as Buffon's Law, widely considered the first principle of Biogeography. He made the radical conclusion that species must have both "improved" and "degenerated" (evolved) after dispersing away from a center of creation. He also asserted that climate change must have facilitated the worldwide spread of species from their center of origin. -

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