On the Origin of Species their own arrangements with a local publisher. He welcomed the distinguished elderly naturalist and geologist Heinrich Georg Bronn, but the German translation published in 1860 imposed Bronn's own ideas, adding controversial themes that Darwin had deliberately omitted. Bronn translated "favoured races" as "perfected races", and added essays on issues including the origin of life, as well as a final chapter on religious implications partly inspired by Bronn's adherence to "Naturphilosophie". In 1862, Bronn produced a second edition based on the third English edition and Darwin's suggested additions, but then died of a heart attack. Darwin corresponded closely with Julius Victor
Essay on the Origin of Languages Essay on the Origin of Languages Essay on the Origin of Languages () is an essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau published posthumously in 1781. Rousseau had meant to publish the essay in a short volume which was also to include essays "On Theatrical Imitation" and "The Levite of Ephraim." In the preface to this would-be volume, Rousseau wrote that the "Essay" was originally meant to be included in the "Discourse on Inequality", but was omitted because it "was too long and out of place". The essay was mentioned in Rousseau's 1762 book, "Emile". In this text, Rousseau lays out a narrative