Wider ReadingBetaCurators of vintage academic textbooksCurators of vintage academic textbooksBeta
On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin info

First published 1859

No recent price yet

About this book

The one long argument for natural selection.

The author

Charles Darwin

1809–1882 · English naturalist and biologist

  • Copley Medal
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
Profession
Biologist, Geologist, Philosopher
Worked at
Royal Geographical Society
Studied at
Cambridge, Edinburgh
Prizes
Copley Medal (1864), Royal Medal (1853), Wollaston Medal (1859), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1868), Darwin Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Pour le Mérite (1868), Bressa Prize (1875), Baly Medal (1879), Fellow of the Geological Society of London, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

Waited about 20 years before publishing his theory of evolution.

Wikipedia ↗

Reading order

Then read: The Selfish Gene (Dawkins)

Find a copy

First editions ↗ (opens in a new tab)Signed copies ↗ (opens in a new tab)

First editions and signed copies open a search on AbeBooks, cheapest first. We may earn a commission if you buy through these links.

Editions

The list of editions isn't available right now.

Subjects

Biology