The Tools Behind Darwin’s Green Fingers Revealed To The Public

An unusual and touchingly domestic glimpse into the life of the world’s most famous naturalist, Charles Darwin, will be made public at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition, starting on Tuesday (30th June). While searching for material to include in an exhibition of Victorian Science, Royal Society curators were surprised to find a cache of personal relics of the father of evolution - some of Darwin’s gardening tools, including part of the outdoor cloak that he wore.

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Filed under: Biology on June 29th, 2009