Both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that…

Both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact—that mystery of mysteries—the first appearance of new beings on this earth.

Charles Darwin

The Voyage of the Beagle · 1835

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Origin of life

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1835

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Charles Darwin

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Darwin, Charles. "The Voyage of the Beagle." The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the Beagle. Everyman's Library, 2003, ch. 17.

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Darwin, Charles. Journal entry. 8 Oct. 1835.

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