On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
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It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, t...
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180 WPM
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250 WPM
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