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960106244. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication is a book by Charles Darwin that was first published in January 1868. A large proportion of the book contains detailed information on the domestication of animals and plants but it also contains in Chapter XXVII a description of Darwin's theory of heredity which he called ...
- Charles Darwin
- Vol 1: viii,411 +43 figs, Vol 2: viii,486.
- 1868
- 30 January 1868
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) first published this work in 1868 in two volumes. The book began as an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin of Species: 'Variation under Domestication' and 'Variation under Nature', and it developed into one of his largest works; Darwin referred to it as his 'big book'.
- Charles Darwin
- 1868
Sep 20, 2009 · The variation of animals and plants under domestication ... The variation of animals and plants under domestication by Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888.
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May 22, 2019 · Variation showed Darwin hard at work on this rearguard action, using the materials he had at hand—for the most part, homely details about the domesticated animals and plants with which his audience was most familiar. His information was gleaned from the observations of fanciers, breeders, and amateur naturalists, as well as from the treatises ...
Jul 1, 2002 · The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin | Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg. 73,567 free eBooks. 53 by Charles Darwin.
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- QH: Science: Natural history
- English
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Charles Darwin (1809–82) first published this work in 1868 in two volumes. The book began as an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin of Species: ‘Variation under Domestication’ and ‘Variation under Nature’ and it
Mar 27, 2008 · You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Author: Charles Darwin Release Date: March 27, 2008 [EBook #24923] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ...
