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Letter from Alfred R. Wallace to Joseph Hooker, botanist and 2nd Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The letter related to the reading of Wallace and Charles Darwins papers on the theory of evolution by natural selection, at the Linnean Society meeting (1 July 1858). Wallace states his gratitude at being given credit for the work he did and and touches on his relationship with Darwin.
[From the collection of The Charles Darwin Trust, formerly kept at Cambridge University Library] |
