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theguardian.com > environment > 03/28/2026 > cambridge-university-botany-course-charles-darwin-john-stevens-henslow

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (895+ words) University's botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist's mentor, 200 years ago Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on HMS Beagle have been unearthed…...