bibekpaudel writes "ScienceDaily reports, a wealth of papers belonging to the intensely private man who changed science are being published on the Internet on Thursday for the first time. Comprising some 20,000 items and 90,000 images, the release on http://darwin-online.org.uk/ is the largest in history, according to the organizers from Cambridge University Library which holds all the Darwin papers. "This release makes his private papers, mountains of notes, experiments, and research behind his world-changing publications available to the world for free," said John van Wyhe, director of the project. The collection includes thousands of notes and drafts of his scientific writings, notes from the voyage of the Beagle when he began to formulate his controversial theory of evolution, and his first recorded doubts about the permanence of species. It also contains photographs of Darwin and his family, newspaper clippings, reviews of his books and much more. Giving a more personal insight, there is also his wife Emma's cookbook including recipes for delicacies such as 'Ilkley pudding' and a rudimentary recipe for boiling rice, written by Darwin himself. The release of his papers online marks a revolution in the public's access to — and hopefully appreciation of — one of the most important collections of primary materials in the history of science" Link to Original Source
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