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Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species; The Illustrated Edition

2011réf. 87208New York: Sterling Signature 2011. First paperback edition stated. First Printing Stated. Trade paperback. Very good. The format is approximately 9 inches by 10 inches. xii 4 544 pages. Recommend for Further Reading. Appendix. Glossary. Index. Decorative covers with flaps. This richly illustrated edition of Charles Darwin's paradigm-shattering masterpiece brings Darwin's life and controversial theories into full view. Edited and with an introduction by award-winning science journalist David Quammen it features more than 300 illustrations including paintings personal photographs botanical and zoological studies and newspaper engravings. Excerpts from Darwin's other works especially The Voyage of the Beagle and facsimile pages from his letters and diaries invite readers to experience Darwin's journey and scientific breakthrough. David Quammen born February 24 1948 is an American science nature and travel writer and the author of fifteen books. His articles have appeared in Outside Magazine National Geographic Harper's Rolling Stone The New York Times Book Review The New Yorker and other periodicals. In 1981 Quammen began writing columns for Outside Magazine and continued for fifteen years. Some of the columns contributed to Quammen's nonfiction books: Natural Acts 1985 The Flight of the Iguana Wild Thoughts from Wild Places and The Boilerplate Rhino. Quammen worked with National Geographic holding a Contributing Writer position producing cover stories like "Was Darwin Wrong" and "The Short Happy Life of a Serengeti Lion." From 2007 to 2009 Quammen was the Wallace Stegner Professor of Western American Studies at Montana State University. Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP 12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882 was an English naturalist geologist and biologist widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honored by burial in Westminster Abbey. This was published to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. In his landmark study Darwin theorized that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. These ideas flew in the face of long-held beliefs and the book immediately became one of the most controversial scientific works in history and it still remains so today. Now for the first time Darwin s classic is fully and handsomely illustrated with more than 350 illustrations and photos many of them in brilliant color. Reproductions from Darwin s The Voyage of the Beagle his journal of the travels that led to his remarkable breakthrough appear throughout inviting readers to experience Darwin' s journey and to understand how he developed his theory of evolution. In addition brief excerpts from his letters diaries and correspondence bring both Darwin the man and his revolutionary discovery to life. Sterling Signature paperback

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