An 'extremely rare' manuscript in which one of Shrewsbury's most famous sons Charles Darwin defends his theory of evolution could fetch up to £800,000 at auction - with just under two weeks until bidding closes.
It features a summation of one of the most influential texts ever written – 'On the Origin of Species' – which provided the foundation for humanity's modern understanding of life on earth.
While some of Darwin's notes and manuscript have survived over time, the biologist was known to discard pages and working drafts instead of archiving them.To have a manuscript survive in such good condition – and with his signature written out in full – is rare, especially from a man who often abbreviated his signature to Ch, Ch. Darwin or just C. Darwin.
"It's a really favourite passage, because he's trying to make the point that people might find his theory unbelievable and outlandish, but they said the same about Newton and gravity, and nobody doubted the existence of gravity anymore.The correspondence between Darwin and Kindt dates back to autumn 1865, four years after the publication of the third edition of 'On the Origin of Species'.
“I cannot believe that a false theory would explain, as it seems to me that the theory of natural selection does explain, the several large classes of facts above specified. It is no valid objection that science as yet throws no light on the far higher problem of the essence or origin of life."The online sale of the manuscript is now open for bidding up until December 9 at Sotheby's auctioneers.
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