One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species by means of Natural Seletion. In honor of this anniversary, GeoLog Blog will post bite-sized summaries of each chapter from the first edition.
Darwin begins the Origin with a preface, a review of research and thinking on the subject of the origin of species from ancient times to his contemporaries of the mid nineteenth century. Contrary to widespread misunderstanding today, Darwin did not invent the idea of evolution and in this preface he traces the development of ideas about species changes through time from Aristotle to Lamark to his own Grandfather, Erasmus. Throughout the Origin Darwin was scrupulous in giving credit where credit was due and he supported his own observations and conclusions with copious reference to the research of others.
For a link to the Origin, go to:
http://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Freeman_OntheOriginofSpecies.html
The Origin was published on November 24, 1859.
So what are your thoughts on Ray Comfort giving away copies of Origin with a special creationist introduction? You can read the intro on this page. More info here.
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