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.

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Reading order

Then read: The Selfish Gene (Dawkins)

In print

Yes · Many publishers

Which edition

The 1st edition (1859) is Darwin's original argument; the 6th (1872) is his final revision, answering critics, and the first to use the word "evolution". Many readers prefer the 1st.

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Editions

64 editions

First published 1859

Earliest edition listed: 2021 · Independently Published

2021 · Independently Published · ISBN 9798761178298
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Subjects

Biology