Book detail: On the origin of species ... A facsimile of the first edition, with an introduction by Ernst Mayr. With a portrait and a bibliography is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" is a foundational text in the field of biology, outlining his theory of natural selection and the mechanism of evolution. This facsimile edition presents the original first edition of the book, complete with an introduction by Ernst Mayr, a prominent evolutionary biologist. The book also includes a portrait of Darwin and a comprehensive bibliography.
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