In 1866, a monk printed 40 copies of his pea-plant research, but his discovery was ignored for 34 years; one rare surviving copy passed through a 2016 auction before selling for Rs 6.10 crore in 2026

A scientific paper that went largely unnoticed during its author's lifetime has become one of the most valuable pieces of scientific history.

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