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The two valuable notebooks of naturalist Charles Robert Darwin that were reportedly stolen from the Library of Cambridge University have been returned, two decades after they disappeared. The notebooks, which include the 19th-century scientist's famous 1837 "Tree of Life" sketch, were returned to
A pair of Charles Darwin's notebooks, which were stolen in late 2000, have been anonymously returned to the library that once held them.
The precious items - in which the famous scientist laid out his theory of evolution - were found to be missing in 2001, but at the time staff believed they may have been mis-shelved.
Police launched an investigation and notified Interpol, with the university making a worldwide appeal for information.
Police launched an investigation and notified Interpol, with the university making a worldwide appeal for information.