Article
A Further Look at the 1858 Wallace-Darwin Mail Delivery Question
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
Recent investigations have led to a conclusion that Alfred Russel Wallace probably mailed his ‘Ternate’ paper on natural selection to Darwin a month later than some have thought, thus freeing Darwin from possible accusations of plagiarism. Further examination of the question suggests this conclusion is premature, as the evidence in favor of the later mailing date appears to be shakier than first thought.
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Citation Information
Charles H Smith. "A Further Look at the 1858 Wallace-Darwin Mail Delivery Question" Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 108 (2013) p. 715 - 718 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_smith/34/
[ Accepted for publication 17 September 2012. This is a preprint of the work that appeared in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 108: 715-718 (Wiley-Blackwell, for the Linnean Society of London, 2013). The definitive version is available at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com ]