{"product_id":"contributions-to-the-theory-of-natural-selection-a-series-of-essays-paperback-9781108001540","title":"Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection; A Series of Essays (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001540","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContributions to the Theory of Natural Selection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Series of Essays\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA collection of essays by the co-discoverer of the theory of evolution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlfred Russel Wallace (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001540, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) is regarded as the co-discoverer with Darwin of the theory of evolution. It was an essay which Wallace sent in 1858 to Darwin (to whom he had dedicated his most famous book, The Malay Archipelago) which impelled Darwin to publish an article on his own long-pondered theory simultaneously with that of Wallace. As a travelling naturalist and collector in the Far East and South America, Wallace already inclined towards the Lamarckian theory of transmutation of species, and his own researches convinced him of the reality of evolution. On the publication of On the Origin of Species, Wallace became one of its most prominent advocates. This second, corrected, edition (1871) of a series of essays published in book form in 1870, shows the development of his thinking about evolution, and emphasises his admiration for, and support of, Darwin's work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Additions and corrections to the essays as originally published\u003cbr\u003e  Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. On the law which has regulated the introduction of new species\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the tendency of varieties to depart indefinitely from the original type\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mimicry and other protective resemblances among animals\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Malayan Papilionidae, or swallow-tailed butterflies, as illustrative of the theory of natural selection\u003cbr\u003e 5. On instinct in Man and animals\u003cbr\u003e 6. The philosophy of birds' nests\u003cbr\u003e 7. A theory of birds' nests\u003cbr\u003e 8. Creation by law\u003cbr\u003e 9. The development of human races under the law of natural selection\u003cbr\u003e 10. The limits of natural selection as applied to Man\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265896894744,"sku":"9781108001540","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001540i_055759a7-8421-4665-b298-5da90cfb944a.jpg?v=1694867078","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contributions-to-the-theory-of-natural-selection-a-series-of-essays-paperback-9781108001540","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}