FAQ About Alfred Russel Wallace
What was the Ternate essay?
The Ternate essay, formally titled "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type," was written by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1858. This essay outlined his independently-conceived theory of evolution through natural selection. Wallace sent the essay to Charles Darwin, which subsequently motivated Darwin to present his own findings and to publish "On the Origin of Species."
