The Origin of Species
Introduction + Context
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Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
Themes
All Themes Natural Selection and the Power of Nature Reason, Argument, and the Scientific Method Time and Progress Collaboration and Science
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All Characters Charles Darwin Charles Lyell Thomas Malthus St. George Jackson Mivart Joseph Dalton Hooker
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All Terms Adaptation Dimorphism Endemic Hermaphrodite Hybrid Immutability
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All Symbols The Galapagos Islands Eyes
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The Origin of Species

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Charles Darwin
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