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Charles Darwin’s house

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April 1st 2010
Thursday 1.4.2010 day 169 Charles Darwin’s house Today we went to Charles Darwin’s house. Darwin wrote the ‘Origin of Species’ in 1859 and ‘The Descent of Man’ at his house ‘Down House’ were we went today. Darwin moved to ‘Down house’ with his wife after his voyage on the Beagle. Darwin’s theory of Evolution by natural selection is key to our understanding of the living worl ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more