Identifier: historyprogresso09sand (find matches)
Title: The history and progress of the world
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Sanderson, Edgar, d. 1907 Lamberton, John Porter, 1839-1917, joint author Morris, Charles, 1833-1922, joint author
Subjects: World history Philosophers Women Statesmen Statesmen Literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, T. Nolan
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ons and discoveries. Thefirst result was a very entertaining Narrative of the Sur-veying Voyages, which was followed by the Zoologyand some geological treatises, including one on TheStructure of Coral Reefs (1842). Darwins health wasmuch impaired by his voyage. In 1839 he married hiscousin, and having a moderate fortune, he selected a houseat Down, in Kent, where he was able to carry on hisingenious experiments in regard to pigeons and domesti-cated animals. In 1844 he wrote a sketch of his conclu-sions on the formation of species by natural selection.Later he communicated a paper on his views to a few sci-entists, but in 1858 he was surprised at receiving a letterfrom Alfred R. Wallace, then in the East Indies, con-taining the same theory. By the advice of friends, Mr.Wallaces letter and Darwins paper were read to the Lin-niean Society in 1858. In the next year Darwins Originof Species was published, and at once scored a success.The sensation and discussion extended far bevond scien-
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ENGLISH 129 tific circles. The argument was so clear and so well sup-ported by experiments that most readers were convincedthat in the struggle for existence and survival of the fittestthere was adequate explanation of the facts of the animalworld. The author went steadily on with his experiments andgathered material for an enlargement of his theory. InThe Variation of Plants under Domestication (1868),new arguments were added, and finally, in The Descentof Man (1871), the conclusion which had been antici-pated was formally reached. The doctrine of evolutionwas completely formulated. The non-scientific world hadloudly protested against the first work, but able controver-sialists had defended its conclusions, so that the later metwith much less opposition. Darwin himself was alwayscautious in his experiments and careful not to draw un-warranted inferences from them. His clear and pleasingstyle went far in winning attention to his arguments. Hissincerity in declaring his views and his g

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