title: A brief, but imperfect, historical sketch of a 'considerable revolution'.
authors.affiliation: University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Department of History, Culture and Society, Italy. Electronic address: continenza@lettere.uniroma2.it.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Continenza
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D049672:History, 19th Century; D019021:Natural History / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D006113:United Kingdom