‘Darwin’s Backyard’ chronicles naturalist’s homespun experiments
Breeding pigeons, growing orchids and other hands-on work provided evidence for the theory of evolution
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HOMEWORK Down House, Charles Darwin’s country estate, was the scene of many homespun experiments that provided evidence for the naturalist’s theory of evolution, as described in a new book.
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