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Jun 01, 2006 i recently wrote about having read the voyage of the beagle, and the origin of species by charles darwin and asked questions originating from the latter. Something must have happened to darwin after his wonderful five year journey around the world. Mar 23, 2018 i recently wrote about having read the voyage of the beagle, and the origin of species by charles darwin and asked questions originating from the latter. Charles darwin s account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to the origin of species when hms beagle sailed out of devonport on 27 december 1831, charles darwin was twentytwo and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime.
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