{"product_id":"on-the-origin-of-species-paperback","title":"On the Origin of Species - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new scholarly edition of the most famous scientific text in the world, with detailed information about its publishing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e, a Victorian scientist and naturalist, has become one of the most famous figures of science to date. Born in 1809 to an upper-middle-class medical family, he was destined for a career in either medicine or the Anglican Church. However, he never completed his medical education and his future changed entirely in 1831 when he joined HMS Beagle as a self-financing, independent naturalist. On returning to England in 1836 he began to write up his theories and observations which culminated in a series of books, most famously \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e in 1859, where he challenged and contradicted contemporary biological and religious beliefs with two decades worth of scientific investigation and theory. Darwin's theory of natural selection is now the most widely accepted scientific model of how species evolve. He died in 1882 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDamien Hirst\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned English artist, who has dominated the art scene in England since the 1990s. Known in particular for his series of works on death, Hirst here provides a contemporary, visual take on Darwin's theory of evolution - the struggle between life and death in nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at University College, London, and was for many years Head of the Academic Unit of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He edited the scholarly journal \u003ci\u003eMedical History\u003c\/i\u003e from 1980 to 2001, and his previous publications include\u003ci\u003e Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Roy Porter);\u003ci\u003e The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e(with Roy Porter), \u003ci\u003e The Dictionary of Medical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (with Helen Bynum), and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Suffolk.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.76 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753722216736,"sku":"9780140439120","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d35f5dc514a1fb331eda52514e91d04.webp?v=1780026276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-the-origin-of-species-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}