...sixth edition of Origin was published in l872, Darwin had become bolder and had changed this line to "Much light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." See Appleman, Darwin, 1 30; Clark, Survival of Charles Danvin, l20; Darwin, Autobiography of Charles...

...the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin wrote that through the study of evolution by natural selection, "much light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." Evolutionary thought has since led to the recognition of the close ties that bind man to other biological...

...mastered the art of the cliffhanger. His only remarks about human evolution in The Origin of Species were "much light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." While Victorian society waited, Darwin took 12 years — almost as long as the gap between the two...

...languages. Darwin set the stage for future theorists by stating at the close of his great book that "much light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." Following publication of the Origin, a period of speculation commenced about how languages may have...

...The Origin of Species barely mentions our species at all, alluding to us only in the vaguest terms: "light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." Descent made up for this omission, in 1871, over a decade after Origin. The book starts out demonstrating...

...Charles Darwin did not realize where it all led. Hence, one of the most understated comments of all time: "Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history" (488). that left no doubt about our continuity with the apes. Charles Lyell also had things to say...

...Man). The first edition of the Origin says little about Homo sapiens beyond a cryptic promise that "light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history." (Darwin became a bit bolder in later editions and ventured the following emendation: "Much light will...

...a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation. Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history. (1859, 488) The last sentence is perhaps the most famous in the Origin, since it alone concerns human...

...without reference to human origins, contenting himself with a single sentence in the final chapter. 'Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history' was all he said. Darwin's precautions were in vain. When the Origin of Species appeared in 1859, popular...

...Darwin had not made the link explicit in Origin, though; a single line hinted at such a conclusion: "light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history'" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_of_Man. Please refer endnote for more on Darwinism and Social...