On the origin of species / Charles Darwin ; David Quammen, general editor.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Sterling, 2008.Edition: Illustrated edDescription: xii, 544 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 9781402756399
- 1402756399
- 9781402789595
- Origin of species
- 576.8/2 22
- QH365 .O58 2008
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"This illustrated edition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first publication"--Back of jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Variation under domestication -- Variation under nature -- Struggle for existence -- Natural selection -- Laws of variation -- Difficulties on theory -- Instinct -- Hybridism -- On the imperfection of the geological record -- On the geological succession of organic beings -- Geographical distribution -- Geographical distribution-continued -- Mutual affinities of organic beings: morphology: embryology: rudimentary organs -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Appendix: An historical sketch of the progress of opinion on the Origin of Species.
Reintroduces the author's work about the theory of evolution with over three hundred fifty illustrations and photographs, accompanied by excerpts from his diaries, letters, and other writings.
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