Charles Darwin's Missing Notebooks Are Returned In Mysterious Circumstances
The manuscripts, including the late scientist’s “Tree of Life” sketch, vanished from Cambridge University's library in 2001 after being removed for photographing.
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The manuscripts, including the late scientist’s “Tree of Life” sketch, vanished from Cambridge University's library in 2001 after being removed for photographing.
Believed to have been stolen, the manuscripts worth millions went missing two decades ago. They were now returned in a gift bag with an Easter greeting to the librarian.
The iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.
The iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.
After more than 21 years on the lam, two stolen notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin have been anonymously returned to Cambridge University Library.