Tree of Life Returned
Darwin Notebooks Returned after 2 decades
Two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin, one of which contains his iconic 1837 ‘Tree of Life’ sketch, have been safely returned to Cambridge University Library, more than two decades after first being reported missing.
Their return comes 15 months after Cambridge University Librarian Dr Jessica Gardner launched a worldwide appeal for information, in partnership with Cambridgeshire Police and Interpol.
Librarian- Happy Easter-X
They were returned in a bright pink gift bag containing the notebooks’ archive box and inside a plain brown envelope addressed to the University Librarian with the printed message: Librarian- Happy Easter-X
"The notebooks can now retake their rightful place alongside the rest of the Darwin Archive at Cambridge, at the heart of the nation's cultural and scientific heritage, alongside the archives of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Stephen Hawking."
—Dr Jessica Gardner-Library Director
He should have had Nancy do the drawing.
Hi Kathleen - this did not go out as a newsletter. For some reason, the last couple of days Substack has been resending posts from various substacks where it appears someone edited their post that just went out and the post was resent. Other times, the post appears on the site, but not in the inbox.
So I didn't know this was here until I noticed it this afternoon.
As for the post itself - glad nothing was damaged.
elm
strange, i guess people sometimes just gotta have it