Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species
John Murray, 50, Albemarle Street, St. James's, East Marylebone, Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, W1S 4BD, United KingdomJohn Murray
CONFIRMÉCONFIANCE 88 %Wikipedia's[2][3] article gives the publication date without hedging - "It was published on 24 November 1859" - and Darwin Online[1] serves the 1859 Murray first edition (F373) that appeared on that day. The date is one of the best-attested in the history of science and no source consulted disputes it.
John Murray issues the first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection from 50 Albemarle Street in London. The print run of 1,250 copies is taken up by the trade on the day of publication.
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