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''Natural Selection'' is a
manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
written by
Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...
, in which he presented his
theory A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be ...
of
natural selection Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations. Charle ...
and its role in biological
evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...
. He did not publish the full work while he was alive, but wrote an abstract, titled ''
On the Origin of Species ''On the Origin of Species'' (or, more completely, ''On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life''),The book's full original title was ''On the Origin of Species by Me ...
by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life'', which he published in 1859. He published the first two chapters of the manuscript, with additions, in 1868 as the two volume book ''
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication ''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 al ...
''. Darwin regarded ''Natural Selection'' as his main work, while ''On the Origin of Species'' was written for a wider audience. He always intended to finish ''Natural Selection'', but because of frail health, the publicity and work involved in publishing six editions of ''On the Origin of Species'', plus other research and publications, he never got around to finish it. The unpublished eight and a half chapters of ''Natural Selection'' were among the manuscripts collated after Darwin's death, and were first transcribed and published in 1975.


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Charles Darwin's ''Natural Selection''; being the second part of his big species book written from 1856 to 1858. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- darwin-online.org.uk Works by Charles Darwin Manuscripts in Cambridge {{manuscript-stub