Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, highlighting its critical importance to global science and the necessity of its long-term preservation and accessibility.
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Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript goes on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery
‘Darwin in Conversation’ reveals how the famed naturalist’s global network of correspondents shaped his ideas around the evolution of life on planet Earth.
Two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin, one of which contains his iconic 1837 ‘Tree of Life’ sketch, have been safely returned to Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library, more than two decades after first being reported missing.
̽»¨Ö±²¥Book of Deer, possibly Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, is set to return to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in 1,000 years when it goes on loan from Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library next year.
Hawking Archive to join those of Newton and Darwin at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library.
̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has been awarded £3m from the AHRC's Capability for Collections Fund to invest in equipment and refurbishment that will enable researchers from across the UK and worldwide to undertake new research into its heritage collections.Â
Hot air balloon disasters, scandalous court records and a boom in digital collections all feature as we look back at some of Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Libraries' most popular stories of 2020.
Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library has launched a public appeal for help in tracking down two missing notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin - one of which includes his iconic Tree of Life sketch
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