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THE - DESCENT OF MAN, - AND - SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. - By CHARLES DARWIN, M.A., F.R.S., &c. - IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. I. - WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. - LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1871. - [The right of Translation is reserved.] - BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
ON THE DESCENT OF MAN
PART II.SEXUAL SELECTION.
CHAPTER II. - Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals.
CHAPTER III. - Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals—continued.
CHAPTER IV. - On the Manner of Development of Man from some lower Form.
CHAPTER V. - On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilised Times.
CHAPTER VI. - On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man.
CHAPTER VII. - On the Races of Man.
CHAPTER VIII. - Principles of Sexual Selection.
Transcription of 1871 edition.
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2011-01-15
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1809–1882
Best known for developing the theory of evolution by natural selection, this English naturalist changed the way people understand the living world. His writing blends careful observation, curiosity, and a gift for explaining big ideas clearly.
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