An edition of On the origin of species by means of natural selection (1859)

The origin of species by means of natural selection

or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life

A reprint of the 6th ed. / with a preface by Sir Gavin de Beer.

by Charles Darwin

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An edition of On the origin of species by means of natural selection (1859)

The origin of species by means of natural selection

or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life

A reprint of the 6th ed. / with a preface by Sir Gavin de Beer.

by Charles Darwin

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37 Currently reading
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Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that he collected during his expedition on HMS Beagle in the 1830s.

Publish Date

1963

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

Pages

592

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Freeman 596.

Includes index.

On spine: Origin of species.

"In 1951 ... reset from the author's sixth edition of 1872, as reprinted in 1878 with a few minor alterations ... and reprinted in 1956, 1958, and 1963." - p. [iv]

Previously published as: On the origin of species by means of natural selection.

Published in: London
Series: World's classics -- 11, World's classics -- 11.
Other Titles: Origin of species, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life

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Library of Congress: QH365.O

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Pagination: xxxii, 592 p.
Number of pages: 592

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Open Library: OL33021896M
Internet Archive: originofspeciesb0000darw_w4v6

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The origin of species by means of natural selection

or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life

by Charles Darwin