| RefNo | PP/23/1/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/55/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'Results derived from the natality table of Körösi by employing the method of contours or isogens' by Francis Galton |
| Date | 1894 |
| Description | Galton writes: 'There are three variables in the statistics of natality. The age of the father is one, that of the mother is another, and the percental offspring of parents of those ages is the third. These three variables may be coordinated in the same way as that which is daily followed at meteorological offices in dealing with (1) the longitudes of the various stations, (2) their latitudes, and (3) the barometric height at each. After these data have been entered on a chart in their proper places, contours, known by the name of isobars, are drawn to show the lines of equal barometric pressure.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one graph relating to birth rates.
Subject: Statistics
Received 12 January 1894. Read 18 January 1894.
A version of this paper was published in volume 55 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Results derived from the natality table of Kõrösi by employing the method of contours or isogens'. |
| Extent | 9p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1894.0005 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7708 | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist | 1822 - 1911 |