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Format:Paperback / softback 416 pages. With an Introduction by Jeff Wallace. '. Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task.

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With an Introduction by Jeff Wallace. 'A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...'. Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task. Yet 'The Origin of Species' (1859) is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness, revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and - by implication - within the human world. Written for the general reader, in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature, 'The Origin of Species' remains one of the founding documents of the modern age. AUTHOR: Charles Robert Darwin was born 12th February 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin, and Susannah Darwin (nee Wedgwood). He studied medicine and religion briefly and was introduced to the Reverend John Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany, for expert advice on beetles, which Charles had taken to collecting competitively. Darwin quickly became Henslow's favourite pupil and was recommended by him as a suitable naturalist for the unpaid position of gentleman's companion to the captain of HMS Beagle. His travels on this ship are recorded by him in 'The Voyage of the Beagle'. Charles Darwin died on the 19th April 1882. In recognition of his pre-eminence, he was one of only five nineteenth century United Kingdom non-royal personages to be honoured by a state funeral, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Charles Darwin
Publication Name
The Origin of Species
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Paperback
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English
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Biology
Publication Year
1998
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416 Pages

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Charles Darwin
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Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
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by midaskt07 Dec, 2010
Seminal book, one of the most important ever published.
After many years being familiar with evolution and its theories, I finally decided to go to the source and read the original text which expounded and explained the theory. A careful and thorough text is aimed at the lay-reader with little in the way of technical jargon. A glossary at the back helps with any difficulties. It is amazing how Darwin carefully introduces a principle, sites many examples in nature which supports it, and then gives a good account of the various refutations that could be made against it, dealing with each point in turn. One has to remember that this was the first time these theories were being put forward. and Darwin's integrity in explaining and accommodating criticisms is remarkable. He gives full credit to other workers in the field, including Russell of course, and here and there where he is not quite right with the benefit of 150 years of development, one wishes one could reach back to him and aquaint him with the discoveries of modern genetics and other discoveries which he would have embraced; it would have been the final piece in his jigsaw. The writing style is a little pedantic and heavy, as I suppose it had to be giving the pioneering nature of the work, and will not be read at a single go. Time and again one is impressed with the sheer integrity of the man. Glad I have it on my shelvesRead full review
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by rebecag504 Mar, 2013
Just Good Old Darwin...
This is not a light reading book. If you are not interested in biology it will be very boring for you... Many scientific terms, etc. However, it's a great source of reference for essays (this will apply mostly to Uni students I think) and it's nice to have your own copy so you can highlight and scribble on it.

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