{"product_id":"on-the-origin-of-species","title":"ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe original \"big idea\" book that changed natural science and transformed humanity’s understanding of their place in the world—and remains controversial to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1859, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn the Origin of Species \u003c\/span\u003eintroduced Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection to the world and, by extension, the role of evolution in natural biology and species development. By inferring, through observation, that species evolved over immense time, Darwin was able to articulate the basis for ideas such as common descent, the struggle for survival, and inherited variation. Manifold and deeply destabilizing to their 19th-century audience, the implications of natural selection reverberated across religion, philosophy, the liberal arts, and, of course, the scientific community.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from years of observations and written for a non-scientific audience, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/span\u003e is a classic that truly changed the world.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e422 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.6 x 1.2 x 7.8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49992145010925,"sku":"128533","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/6017\/5085\/files\/ontheoriginofspecies.jpg?v=1779303387","url":"https:\/\/thehuntingtonstore.org\/products\/on-the-origin-of-species","provider":"The Huntington Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}