Open AccessA further look at the 1858 W allace– D arwin mail delivery question
Author(s) -
Smith Charles H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
biological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.906
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1095-8312
pISSN - 0024-4066
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.02030.x
Subject(s) - darwin (adl) , biology , natural selection , charles darwin , selection (genetic algorithm) , genealogy , origin of species , classics , evolutionary biology , darwinism , history , artificial intelligence , computer science , software engineering
Recent investigations have led to a conclusion that A lfred R ussel W allace probably mailed his ‘ T ernate’ paper on natural selection to D arwin 1 month later than some have assumed, thus freeing D arwin from possible accusations of plagiarism. Further examination of the question suggests that this conclusion is premature because the evidence in favour of the later mailing date appears to be weaker than first considered. © 2012 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2012, ●● , ●●–●●.