Darwin's Origin of Species by Janet Browne

Darwin's Origin of Species by Janet Browne

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On first publication in 1859, "Origin of Species" became a bestseller. Darwin's idea that organisms gradually evolve through natural selection overturned the belief that all animals were born out of nothing. This guide examines the theory that changed the way we see the world and our place in it.

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Darwin's Origin of Species by Janet Browne

On first publication in 1859, "Origin of Species" became a controversial bestseller. Darwin's idea that organisms gradually evolve through natural selection overturned the belief that all animals were born out of nothing. Janet Browne's examination of "Origin of Species" is an indispensable guide to the theory that changed the way we see the world and our place in it.
Janet Browne is a professor at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. She is the author of the landmark two-volume biography of Charles Darwin: Voyaging, as well as The Power of Place and Darwin's Origin of Species (Atlantic 2006).
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ISBN 13 9781843543930
ISBN 10 1843543931
Title Darwin's Origin of Species
Author Janet Browne
Series Books That Shook The World
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Atlantic Books
Year published 2006-07-13
Number of pages 176
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