| Reference number | RR/14/216 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'Mathematical contributions to the theory of evolution. —VII. On the correlation of characters not quantitatively measurable' by Karl Pearson |
| Date | 25 September 1899 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The statistical method is new, but does not know if something as complex as an organ can be measured by a single parameter. Suggests the opinion of another referee be sought. The paper is a continuation of a series already printed in the Philosophical Transactions.
Subject: Mathematics, Biology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Endorsed on verso as received 26 September 1899. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Standardised form (type A) |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1900.0022 Vol.195 1900 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/14/215 |
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 |