| RefNo | RR/14/82 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper 'Mathematical contributions to the theory of evolution. —VI. Genetic (reproductive) selection: Inheritance of fertility in man, and of fecundity in thoroughbred racehorses' by Karl Pearson |
| Date | 23 November 1898 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Cannot comment on the mathematics. Suggests a change to the terminology.
Subject: Mathematics, Biology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Endorsed on recto as received 24 November 1898. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1899.0006 Vol.192 1899 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/14/83 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7708 | Galton; Sir; Francis (1822 - 1911); statistician, human geneticist and eugenicist | 1822 - 1911 |
| NA8002 | Pearson; Karl (1857 - 1936); statistician and eugenicist | 1857 - 1936 |