The theory of natural selection presented by Darwin and Wallace
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The texts discussed here are taken from the Journal of Proceedings of the Linnean Society (vol. III, 1859). The texts appear in this order: Letter dated 30 June 1858 from Charles Lyell and Joshua Hooker presenting the subsequent documents. Extract of an unpublished work on species by Charles Darwin; Extract of a letter from Charles Darwin to A. Gray (Boston), 5 September 1857; Article from February 1858 by Alfred Wallace.
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