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Pdf the origin of species book by charles darwin free. The radical crux of his scientific theory was the idea of natural selection, which meant that chance, not a divine creator, played a great role in humanitys advancement and that individuals who werent physically able to adapt with the greater populace died off. True enough, most people know what it says or think they do, at any rate. Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific imagination, the origin of species sold out on the day it was published in 1859.
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