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Immaculate reminder of Darwin's great challenge DOMINIC WINTER While a good first edition copy of Charles Darwin's revolutionary Origin of Species of 1859 might set you back Pounds 50,000, copies of later editions are much more affordable.
Prices vary depending on edition and condition but so highly revered is Darwin's thinking that collectors are interested in the first six editions, all of which Darwin revised as he countered every challenger to his evolutionary theory, and gathered more scientific evidence for his arguments.See the full content of this document
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It is hard for us now to comprehend how earth-shattering the ideas were to a largely Christian population who suddenly found their whole world view challenged. This 1889 copy of the sixth edition was possibly too upsetting for the owner to read for the pag...
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