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RefNoRR/11/190
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Francis Galton, on two papers 'On the weight of the brain and its parts' and 'On the brain of the late George Grote FRS' by John Marshall to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date20 October 1891
DescriptionHas enclosed a detailed report on the two papers. If the papers are not printed they will be buried in the archives, so they should perhaps be withdrawn and disposed of elsewhere. Asks for advice on what to do.

Subject: Physiology

[Not published].
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordRR/11/188
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7708Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist1822 - 1911
NA1130Marshall; John (1818 - 1891)1818 - 1891
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