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 | title           = On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, <br />or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
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 | notes           = {{edition}} ''The first edition of [[w:Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin]]'s ''On the Origin of Species'', published on November 24, 1859 in London by [[w:John Murray (publisher)|John Murray]]. It is a seminal work in scientific literature and a landmark work in evolutionary biology. It introduced the theory that populations [[w:Evolution|evolve]] over the course of generations through a process of [[w:Natural selection|natural selection]].''
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<div align="center">INSTRUCTION TO BINDER.<br/>
The [[On the Origin of Species (1859)/Chapter IV#Diagram|Diagram]] to front page 117, and to face the latter part of the Volume.</div>
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