Nature at Work: Ongoing Saga of Evolution

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sharma, Vinod P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Earth sciences.; Geography.; Education.; Popular works.; Environment.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Popular Science, general.; Education, general.; Environment, general.; Geography, general.; Earth Sciences, general.

Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12th February, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. Darwin shares his birthday with U. S. President Abraham Lincoln. Both were crusaders against slavery: Darwin disliked slavery and Lincoln abolished it. Darwin was a born naturalist and showed keen interest in nature from t...

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