The Annotated Origin: A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species

584 Pages·2009·32.856 MB·English

by  Charles Darwin,  James T. Costa

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A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species
JAMES T. COSTA
ANNOTATED BY
$35.00
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is the
most important and yet least read scientific work
in the history of science. Now JamesT Costa—ex¬
perienced field biologist, theorist on the evolution
of insect sociality, and passionate advocate for
teaching Darwin with DaPvvin in a society where a
significant proportion of adults believe that life on
earth has been created in its present form within
the last 10,000 years—has given a new voice to
this epochal work. By leading readers line by line
through the Origin, Costa brings evolution's foun¬
dational text to life for a new generation.
The Annotated Origin is the edition of Darwin's mas-
teoA/ork used in Costa's course at Western Car¬
olina University and in Harvard's Darwin Summer
Course at Oxford. A facsimile of the first edition of
1859 is accompanied by Costa's extensive marginal
annotations, drawing on his extensive experience
with Darwin's ideas in the field, lab, and classroom.
This edition makes available an accessible, useful,
and practical resource for anyone reading the Ori¬
gin for the first time or for those who want to
reread it with the ins.^^ ■ -" '+3
working biologist can provide.

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The Annotated Origin
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The Annotated Origin
A Facsimile of the First Edition of On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
ANNOTATED BY JAMES T. COSTA
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England 2009
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
[On the origin of species]
The annotated Origin: a facsimile of the first edition of On the origin of species /
Charles Darwin; annotated by James T. Costa,
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-674-03281-1 (alk. paper)
1. Evolution (Biology). 2. Natural selection. 3. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
On the origin of species. I. Costa, James T., 1963- II. Title.
QH365.02 2009
576.8'2-dc22 2008043895