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Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Letters: Collecting Evidence PrimaryPbs Learning Media: Darwin's Letters: Collecting Evidence Primary
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9th - 10th
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Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Letters: Collecting Evidence

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This group of letters is a sample of the extensive correspondence Darwin carried on with a wide group of friends and colleagues as he collected evidence to support his theory of evolution by natural selection. From Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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