A new project has been launched to preserve the legacy of one of the most important names in the history of science, biologist and natural historian Charles Darwin. Cambridge University has brought together all of Darwin’s known correspondence on a single website.
The website hosts more than 15,000 letters, 400 of which have been reinterpreted, written by or for Charles Darwin. All correspondence covers the years 1822 and 1882, that is, a period of 60 years.
Just one of Darwin’s letters to any scientist:
“Dear Mr. (Federico Philippi)
Thank you for sending me your catalog of Chilean plants, which cost you so much effort. How much more do we know about Chile’s natural history than when I visited that amazing country many years ago! And for much of this increased knowledge, the world owes you! And how much more knowledge the world owes you! (April 3, 1882)”
Darwin’s letters from the last 4 months will be published in print:
The team behind the project will physically print all of Darwin’s letters written for him in the last four months of his life. This edition is scheduled to be released in the first months of 2023.
You can click on this link to access all of Darwin’s letters. Using the filters on the website, you can reach a certain date and browse through the letters written by or to Darwin.
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