On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Japanese: 《On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection》（英語表記）OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection

…A classic work on evolution by C. Darwin (1859). As its correct title suggests, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, the book argues that evolution is primarily due to natural selection. By that time, the idea of evolution had been described by GLL de Buffon, E. Darwin, J. Lamarck, and others, but no clear cause had been hypothesized. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…C.ダーウィンによる進化論の古典的著作(1859)。正しくは《自然淘汰の方途による種の起原On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection》と呼ばれるように，その内容は進化の要因が主に自然による淘汰にあるとする。当時までに，G.L.L.deビュフォン，E.ダーウィン，J.ラマルクらによって進化思想が述べられてはいたが，明確な要因については想定されていなかった。…

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