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Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication Author:Charles Darwin The publication of "On the Origin of Species" in 1859 ignited a public storm. Having offered offered his book as a contribution to science, Darwin discovered to his dismay that it was received as an affront by many scientists & as a sacrilege by the clergy. To answer the criticism of his theory, Darwin published 2 vol. in 1868 to demonstrate tha... more »t evolution was obvious to any observer of nature. Darwin assembled a mass of proof -- & a hypothesis about species reversion. Vol. 1 contains a meticulous analysis of various aspects of plant & animal life, including an inventory of varieties & their physical & behavioral characteristics, & an invest'n. of the impact of a species surrounding environ. & the role that both natural & forced changes in this environ. have had.« less