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name: darwin-1859
description: Apply the Darwin 1859 — On the Origin of Species article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# Darwin 1859 — On the Origin of Species

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/darwin-1859). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/darwin-1859.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/darwin-1859/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

The Source Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life . John Murray, London, 1859. No DOI — predates the system. The Claim Life designs itself. No 

## Representations

- Human: /a/darwin-1859
- JSON: /api/articles/darwin-1859
- Relationships: /api/articles/darwin-1859/topology
- History: /api/articles/darwin-1859/revisions