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1859 to 1859 opens onto 1 life, no authored place stories yet, and 1 named historical windows.
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Down House, Kent · 1859 CE to 1859 CE
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Britain and Ireland
1859 · Down House, Kent
Down House becomes the quiet source of a book that unsettles creation, hierarchy, and humanity's place in nature far beyond Kent.
Darwin keeps the event human because a world-changing theory reaches the public through one cautious life that knows exactly how much turbulence it is releasing.
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1859 - Duke Street, Westminster
With paralysis still lodged in his right side and the Great Eastern listing somewhere he cannot reach, the engineer who thought bigger than anyone reflects on the cost.
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1859 - Duke Street, Westminster
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