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An Historical Sketch of the recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species. — — — — — — — — 1861

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE RECENT PROGRESS OF OPINION ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. 1866

AN HISTORICAL, SKETCH OF THE RECENT PROGRESS OF OPINION ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. 1869

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The 1861 1866

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have descended 1861

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authors from 1861

→ writers, ∗ the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon. 1872

period to that of Buffon, with whose writings I am not familiar, 1861

writers, ∗ the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon. 1866 1869

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will

WILL

here

attempt to

give a

brief,

brief

but imperfect

but imperfect,

....

sketch of the progress of opinion on the Origin of Species. →Until recently the great majority of naturalists

believe

believed

that species

are

were

immutable productions, and

have

had

been separately created. This view has been ably maintained by many authors. Some few naturalists, on the other hand,

believe

have believed

that species undergo modification, and that the existing forms of life →are the descendants by true generation

from

pre-existing forms. Passing over →allusions to the subject in the classical → writers, ∗ the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon. But as his opinions fluctuated greatly at different periods, and as he does not enter on the causes or means of the transformation of species, I need not here enter on details.

Lamarck

Lamrack

Lamarck

was the first man whose conclusions on

this

the

subject excited much attention. This justly-celebrated

naturalists

naturalist

first published his views in

1801,

1801;