Circumnavigators of the globe
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body (e.g. a planet or moon).
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Darwin: On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Darwin's early life and time at Cambridge, where his interests shifted from religion to natural science.
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