Darwin Online

“His papers reveal how immensely detailed his researches were. The family has always wanted Darwin’s papers and manuscripts to be available to anyone who wants to read them,” said Dr van Wyhe.

“The fact that everyone around the world can now see them on the web is simply fantastic.

“Charles Darwin is one of the most influential scientists in history. The collection of his papers now online is extremely important and therefore very exciting.

“This release makes his private papers, mountains of notes, experiments and research behind his world-changing publications available to the world for free.” ¹

1. BBC News - Darwin’s first draft goes online [↩]