The Origin of Species

And The Voyage of the Beagle (Vintage Classics)

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Paperback, 992 pages

Published Feb. 2, 2009 by Random House UK.

ISBN:
978-0-09-951917-1
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OCLC Number:
260203721

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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.

90 editions

reviewed The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life by Charles Darwin (Penguin classics)

Groundbreaking but a slog to get through

This is definitely a groundbreaking book, but Darwin's writing style makes it a slog to get through. It is probably one of the hardest 'popular science' books I've ever read.

Subjects

  • History -- World -- Expeditions & Discoveries
  • Professional & Technical -- Professional Science -- Biological Sciences -- Biology
  • Professional & Technical -- Professional Science -- Evolution
  • Science -- Biological Sciences -- Biology
  • Science -- Evolution
  • Science -- History & Philosophy -- History of Science