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In honor of Charles Darwin’s 215th birthday on February 12, an online 300-page catalog of the famed British naturalist’s vast personal library has been released online. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online contains a list of the 7,400 titles and about 85 percent of the collection were previously unknown or unpublished. The items include journals, books, and pamphlets that all belonged to Darwin during his lifetime.
While several books have been written about Darwin and his work, this is the first time that his library has been completely itemized. According to Van Wyhe the catalog shows that Darwin was, “not an isolated figure working alone but an expert of his time building on the sophisticated science and studies and other knowledge of thousands of people.
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