The book that changed the way we view ourselves. Contains the complete text of the 1859 First Edition of "Origin of Species", and the complete texts of the unpublished Essay of 1842, in which Darwin first wrote out his theory of evolution, and the Essay of 1844, which was presented to the Linnean Society and introduced Darwin's theory to the world.
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There are a lot of editions of "Origin of Species" in print. I like this one, for two reasons. The first is that it is the First Edition of "Origin of Species", the one originally published by Darwin that first described the theory of evolution. Many other published versions of the "Origin of Species" are of the later editions, not the first.
The other thing I really like about this version is that it includes the two essays that Darwin wrote before he published "Origin of Species". The earlier essays give a picture of how Darwin's thinking changed over time, and how the theory of evolution itself evolved. Among other things, Darwin gave much greater weight to "saltations", or large sudden changes, in his earlier writings than he did in "Origin of Species". It is also interesting to see how various paragraphs in "Origin of Species" first appear in the earlier essays, and how they were modified over time. I found it very interesting and informative.
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abortive organs, most different climates, temperate productions, arctic productions, transitional gradations, aboriginal species, modified descendants, consecutive formations, undoubted species, transitional grades, sessile cirripedes, unknown progenitor, larger genera, domesticated productions, domestic races, profitable variations, geometrical powers, modified offspring, systematic affinity, diversified habits, new specific forms, doubtful forms, transitional varieties, mere individual differences, been upraised Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, South America, North America, New Zealand, United States, Galapagos Archipelago, Great Britain, Galapagos Islands, Cape of Good Hope, Tierra del Fuego, Asa Gray, Sir Charles Lyell, Old World, Malay Archipelago, Polar Circle, Professor Owen, Edward Forbes, Colonel Poole, Porto Santo, Linnean Society, Atlantic Ocean, Charles Island, Pierre Huber, Supreme Court Browse Sample Pages:
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abortive organs, most different climates, temperate productions, arctic productions, transitional gradations, aboriginal species, modified descendants, consecutive formations, undoubted species, transitional grades, sessile cirripedes, unknown progenitor, larger genera, domesticated productions, domestic races, profitable variations, geometrical powers, modified offspring, systematic affinity, diversified habits, new specific forms, doubtful forms, transitional varieties, mere individual differences, been upraised Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, South America, North America, New Zealand, United States, Galapagos Archipelago, Great Britain, Galapagos Islands, Cape of Good Hope, Tierra del Fuego, Asa Gray, Sir Charles Lyell, Old World, Malay Archipelago, Polar Circle, Professor Owen, Edward Forbes, Colonel Poole, Porto Santo, Linnean Society, Atlantic Ocean, Charles Island, Pierre Huber, Supreme Court Browse Sample Pages:
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