Two of naturalist Charles Darwin's notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared.
The Associated PressCharles Darwin notebooks returned to Cambridge library after 20-year absenceTwo little notebooks, once owned by British naturalist Charles Darwin, have turned up at Cambridge University's library after they went missing 20 years ago.The university said Tuesday that the manuscripts were left in the library inside a pink gift bag, along with a note wishing the librarian a Happy Easter.
The notebooks, which include the 19th-century scientist's famous 1837 "Tree of Life" sketch, went missing in 2001 after being removed for photographing, though at the time staff believed they might have been misplaced. After searches of the library's collection of 10 million books, maps and manuscripts failed to find the notebooks, they were reported stolen to police in October 2020.
Charles Darwin's iconic 1837 Tree of Life sketch is shown here. The sketch is from one of two of Darwin's notebooks that were recently returned to Cambridge University Library after going missing two decades ago. Local detectives notified the global police organization Interpol and launched an international hunt for the notebooks, valued in the millions of pounds.On March 9, the books reappeared, left in a public area of the building, outside the librarian's office, which is not covered by security cameras. The two notebooks were wrapped in clingfilm inside their archive box, and appeared undamaged. The accompanying note said: "Librarian Happy Easter X.
Darwin filled the notebooks with ideas shortly after returning from his voyage around the world on HMS Beagle, developing ideas that would bloom into his landmark work on evolution,
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