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On the Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition

By Charles Darwin, Ernst Mayr (Introduction)
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By Charles Darwin, Ernst Mayr (Introduction)
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It is now generally recognized that the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 not only decisively altered the basic concepts of biological theory but had a profound and lasting influence on social, philosophic, and religious thought. This work is rightly regarded as one of the most important books ever printed.

The first edition had a freshness and uncompromising directness that were considerably weakened in subsequent editions. Nearly all reprints were based on the greatly modif...

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