The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Darwin

"The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1" by Charles Darwin is a scientific work published in January 1868. This extensive study examines how animals and plants change through selective breeding and domestication. Darwin presents detailed observations from years of experiments and correspondence with breeders worldwide. The book also introduces his controversial theory of heredity called pangenesis. Written over four years of intense labor, this work represents Darwin's attempt to provide the factual foundation promised in "On the Origin of Species," though he privately worried about its reception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Title The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication
Credits This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher
Reading Level Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Variation (Biology)
Subject Domestic animals
Subject Plants, Cultivated
Category Text
EBook-No. 2871
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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