Evolution Debate 1813-1870
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 sen...
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 sen...
