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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
- Standardized Title:
- On the origin of species
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species.
- Darwin, Charles.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Natural selection.
- Science--History.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, ix, 537 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustration
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is the most important and yet least read scientific work in the history of science. Now James T. Costa—experienced field biologist, theorist on the evolution of insect sociality, and passionate advocate for teaching Darwin in a society in which 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 foundational text to life for a new generation. The Annotated Origin is the edition of Darwin’s masterwork used in Costa’s course at Western Carolina 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 Origin for the first time or for those who want to reread it with the insights and perspective that a working biologist can provide.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- On The Origin Of Species. Introduction ; Chapter I. Variation Under Domestication ; Chapter II. Variation Under Nature ; Chapter III. Struggle For Existence ; Chapter IV. Natural Selection ; Chapter V. Laws Of Variation ; Chapter VI. Difficulties On Theory ; Chapter VII. Instinct ; Chapter VIII. Hybridism ; Chapter IX. On The Imperfection Of The Geological Record ; Chapter X. On The Geological Succession Of Organic Reigns ; Chapter XI. Geographical Distribution ; Chapter XII. Geographical Distribution ; Chapter XIII. Mutual Affinities Of Organic Beings : Morphology Embryology: Rudimentary Organs ; Chapter XIV. Recapitulation And Conclusion
- Coda: The Origin Evolving
- Biographical Notes.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780674053700
- 0674053702
- OCLC:
- 1322125462
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