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The Foundations of the Origin of Species / Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844

Chapter 84: Transcriber’s Notes & Errata
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This work presents two essays that lay the groundwork for the theory of evolution through natural selection. The first essay discusses variation in domesticated species and the principles of selection, while the second examines variation in wild species and the natural mechanisms of selection. Key themes include the relationship between species and their environments, the evidence from geology and geographical distribution, and the classification of organisms. The essays explore the concepts of common descent, the gradual emergence and extinction of species, and the significance of embryology and rudimentary organs in understanding evolutionary processes.

CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Transcriber’s Notes & Errata

Page numbers and footnote anchors are wrapped in curly brackets as square brackets are used in the text.

Footnotes have been renumbered consecutively. All internal links to footnotes go to the appropriately renumbered footnotes.

The following typographical errors have been corrected. The corrected part of the text has a thin gray dotted bottom border to signify this. If you hover your mouse over this, the original text will be displayed in a transient pop-up box.

PageErrorCorrection
130simplicationsimplification
233carecase
250apparantapparent

The following words were found in both hyphenated and unhyphenated forms.

HyphenatedUnhyphenated
WordNo. of instancesWordNo. of instances
after-thought1afterthought2
blood-hound2bloodhound1
bull-dog7bulldog2
co-descendants1codescendants1
feather-hyacinth2feather hyacinth1
grey-hound2greyhound10
high-lands3highlands2
long-legged2long legged1
race-horse2racehorse4
shepherd-dog3shepherd dog1
sub-divisions3subdivisions4
table-land2tableland1