Although Harpers was also considering publishing the book, Appleton published their edition in January 1860. The book below is the first American edition of Origin. In addition, some translators felt it necessary to annotate their texts to provide more explanation. The complex nature of the text, as well as the difficulties of translating scientific terms were issues in preparing translations. The National Library of Medicine has recently acquired a number of interesting editions of Origin.ĭarwin wanted Origin to be translated and available to scientists all over the world and in his lifetime the book was translated into 11 languages including German, French, Russian, and Danish. The Origin is Darwin’s great work and considered to be one of the most important books on biology ever printed. From the beginning, the book was popular and the first edition sold out on the first day. On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the origin of species by means of natural selection… was published in London.
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