Darwin and Darwinism, by Richard Dawkins


	Darwin and Darwinism, by Richard Dawkins

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5-23-2007 5:14 AM

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The history. The basics. The hot skinny.

A longer version of this article, authored by Richard Dawkins, first appeared in the British Edition of Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 98.

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