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Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection

First published: 1870
Pages: 273

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Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection gathers the key essays of Alfred Russel Wallace, the naturalist who arrived at the theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Published in 1870, the collection includes the famous 1858 paper that Wallace sent to Darwin from the Malay Archipelago, the shock of which spurred Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species. Here Wallace lays out how varieties depart from the original type, how mimicry and protective colouring arise in animals, and how far the theory applies to the human race. Written with the clarity of a working field naturalist, it is a foundational document of modern biology. This free PDF and EPUB presents the complete work.

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Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 to 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, and biologist who co-discovered the principle of evolution by natural selection. His years of fieldwork in the Amazon and the Malay Archipelago made him one of the leading scientists of the Victorian era.