Charles Darwin's theory explaining how the atolls of the South Pacific could form so far from land was incredibly simple. Why did it take almost 100 years to prove?
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Charles Darwin's theory explaining how the atolls of the South Pacific could form so far from land was incredibly simple. Why did it take almost 100 years to prove?
Added: Mar 10, 2009
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