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The 25 pages that link to On the Origin of Species, each with the reason it gives.

• Charles DarwinBroader topic: This book presented Darwin’s evidence and explanation for evolution to the public.

• Cambrian explosionBroader topic: Darwin discussed the early fossil record as an apparent difficulty for gradual evolution.

• Adaptive radiationRelated: Darwin used branching descent and ecological differences to explain the diversification of related forms.

• EvolutionBroader topic: It presented extensive evidence for evolution and its proposed mechanism.

• Evolutionary biologyBroader topic: It gave evolutionary biology its foundational argument from variation and descent.

• Alfred Russel WallaceRelated: Wallace’s independent theory helped prompt Darwin to publish this landmark work.

• Charles LyellBroader topic: Darwin’s book developed a biological theory whose gradual account of change resonated with Lyell’s geology.

• Galápagos IslandsRelated: Darwin later used Galápagos observations in explaining how species change and diversify.

• DarwinismBroader topic: It gave Darwinism its first sustained public exposition.

• HMS BeagleRelated: Observations collected during the Beagle voyage contributed to the work's development.

• Biological classificationBroader topic: Darwin's account gave classification an evolutionary foundation.

• The Descent of ManRelated: Darwin’s later book extends this work to human origins and sexual selection.

• Theistic evolutionBroader topic: Its argument prompted religious reconsideration of how creation relates to biological change.

• Voyage of the BeagleRelated: Darwin later used patterns and specimens from the voyage as part of the evidence for his theory.

• Robert FitzRoyRelated: Darwin’s later theory sharpened tensions with FitzRoy, who rejected its implications.

• Charles KingsleyRelated: Kingsley’s response to Darwin became part of the debate over reconciling science and Christian belief.

• Victorian scienceBroader topic: Its publication made evolution a central test of scientific and religious authority.

• Joseph Dalton HookerRelated: Hooker’s botanical knowledge and support helped Darwin develop and defend arguments about plant distribution.

• Teleological argumentBroader topic: It supplied a powerful natural mechanism for features once taken as direct evidence of design.

• Evolutionary theoryBroader topic: It established a detailed case for evolution by common descent and natural selection.

• Inheritance of Acquired CharacteristicsBroader topic: Its argument shifted evolutionary explanation toward selection acting on heritable variation.

• Linnean Society of LondonRelated: It followed the Society’s 1858 presentation and developed Darwin’s case at book length.

• History of evolutionary thoughtBroader topic: This book consolidated evidence and arguments that redirected debate about species change.

• Philip Henry GosseCompared with: Darwin offered a historical process of species change where Gosse defended separately created forms.

• Proceedings of the Royal SocietyRelated: Proceedings published research and discussions connected to the scientific debates Darwin’s work transformed.