Interpol quest for Darwin file

Interpol quest for Darwin file

FPJ BureauUpdated: Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 12:03 AM IST
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The Cambridge University has made a fervent appeal to trace two valuable notebooks written by Charles Darwin after they were reported as stolen from the university's library.

The notebooks, estimated to be worth millions of pounds, include the 19th-century scientist's famous "Tree of Life" sketch. They haven't been seen since 2000, and for years staff at the library believed that the manuscripts had probably been misplaced in the vast archives.

But after a thorough search, the library staff have concluded it's likely that the notebooks were stolen. The police are now investigating the matter and Interpol has also been notified.

"My predecessors genuinely believed that what had happened was that these had been mis-shelved or misfiled," said Jessica Gardner, university librarian and director of library services.

The staff recently searched through 189 boxes making up the Darwin Archive, but failed to locate the notebooks. Cambridge University Library has more than 130 miles of shelving and has around 10 million books, maps, manuscripts and other objects.

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