On the Origin of Species

Informationen zum Autor Jim Endersby is Lecturer in British History at the University of Sussex. Klappentext Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection is both a key scientific work of research, still read by scientists, and a readable narrative that has had a cultural impact unmatched by any other scientific text. First published in 1859, it has continued to sell, to be reviewed and discussed, attacked and defended. The Origin is one of those books whose controversial reputation ensures that many who have never read it nevertheless have an opinion about it. Jim Endersby's major scholarly edition debunks some of the myths that surround Darwin's book, while providing a detailed examination of the contexts within which it was originally written, published and read. Endersby provides a very readable introduction to this classic text and a level of scholarly apparatus (explanatory notes, bibliography and appendixes) that is unmatched by any other edition. Zusammenfassung Jim Endersby's major scholarly edition debunks some of the myths that surround Darwin's book! and expores how it was originally written! published and read. Endersby provides a very readable introduction to this classic text and a level of scholarly apparatus unmatched by any other edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; On the Origin of Species; Appendix 1. An evolving origin; Appendix 2. Biographical register; Explanatory notes; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Darwin
• Assisted by: Jim Endersby (Editor), Endersby Jim (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521867092
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86709-2
• No. of pages: 520
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 36 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Evolution, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, History of Science, Anthologies: general, Literary reference works, Evolution / Evolutionary biology