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A new catalogue features 7,400 titles, up from fewer than 1,500. van Wyhe, founder of Darwin Online, discusses the surprising finds, and how they were made.

He knew what no man had known before; it became his legacy and burden. What does it take for someone to look at the world the way he did?

Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 percent of its contents were unknown or unpublished. This year, coinciding with Darwin’s 215th birthday, The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Onl

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Karl Marx once gifted a signed copy of “Das Kapital” to scientist Charles Darwin, but the book remained largely unread, providing an “amusing insight” into the dynamics between these two intellectuals, according to experts.

Charles Darwin's personal library has been fully documented for the first time to coincide with his 215th birthday.

Previous catalogs only listed about 15 percent of the naturalist's extensive collection.

Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 per c

The complete library of Charles Darwin - consisting of 13,000 books, pamphlets and journals - has been revealed for the first time.

(CNN) — For the first time since his death in 1882, Charles Darwin’s impressive library has been virtually reassembled to reveal the multitude of books, pamphlets and journals cited and