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dec 27, 1831 - C. Darwin receives copy of Lyell's "Principals of Geology" (1st volume).

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Received from the captain of HMS Beagle, Lyell's book on the formation of geographic features will later help Darwin form his theory of evolution.

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dec 27, 1831
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~ 193 years ago