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On the Origin of Species A Facsimile of the First Edition

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ISBN-10: 0674637526

ISBN-13: 9780674637528

Edition: 1964 (Facsimile)

Authors: Charles Darwin, Ernst Mayr

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It is now fully recognized that the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 brought about a revolution in man's attitude toward life and his own place in the universe. This work is rightly regarded as one of the most important books ever published, and a knowledge of it should be part of the intellectual equipment of every educated person. The book remains surprisingly modern in its assertions and is also remarkably accessible to the layman, much more so than recent treatises necessarily encumbered with technical language and professional jargon. This first edition had a freshness and uncompromising directness that were considerably weakened in later editions, and yet nearly…    
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Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1964
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1964
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 540
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.55" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Introduction
Bibliography
Subject Index
Diagram of Divergence