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The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin Edward J. Larson

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English
Random House
25 September 1998
"An accessible trade paperback edition of Darwin's most celebrated work, which introduced the world to the groundbreaking theories of evolution and natural selection.

Introduction by Edward J. Larson

Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out its first printing on the very day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly ""passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street."" Based largely on Darwin's experience as a naturalist while on a five-year voyage aboard H. M. S. Beagle, The Origin of Species set forth a theory of evolution and natural selection that challenged contemporary beliefs about divine providence and the immutability of species. This Modern Library edition includes a Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning science historian Edward J. Larson, an introductory historical sketch, and a glossary Darwin later added to the original text."

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Imprint:   Random House
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 202mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 40mm
Weight:   578g
ISBN:   9780375751462
ISBN 10:   0375751467
Pages:   720
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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