| Reference number | RR/12/11 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'Contributions to the mathematical theory of evolution' by Karl Pearson |
| Date | 9 November 1893 |
| Description | No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests a change in terminology. Refers to work of Carl Friedrich Gauss and George Biddell Airy. Suggests the author more clearly state why his method is important for biologists.
Subject: Mathematics, Biology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1894] |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1894.0003 Vol.185 1894 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/12/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8198 | Darwin; Sir; George Howard (1845 - 1912); mathematician and geophysicist | 1845 - 1912 |
| NA8002 | Pearson; Karl (1857 - 1936); statistician and eugenicist | 1857 - 1936 |