Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

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Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

Post by Pigeon » Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:31 pm

Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions, stolen from Cambridge University library 22 years ago, anonymously returned in pink gift bag in good condition

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One of the rare miracles of this world.

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Re: Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

Post by Pana » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:59 pm

This is absolutely brilliant. There are good people on the world.

Usually, artifacts and historical items get stolen/bought and are squirreled away for some elitist's greed and ego.

Bravo to whoever returned these.

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After years of putting it off, I finally bought the Origin of Species to be read this year. Darwin (and Wallace) were heroes.
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-Albert Camus

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Re: Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

Post by Pigeon » Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:21 am

Bravo to whoever returned these.
Yes.

There must be an interesting background to this.

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Re: Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

Post by Pana » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:01 am

Might be the mother of a kid who has finally moved out and she cleaned up his room. :D
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Re: Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned

Post by Pigeon » Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:13 am

Many people speculated that a family member of someone found it and realized the importance.

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