Galton, Sir Francis to W F R Weldon

Manuscript letters. Concerning snail shells and the question of selection; discussing C Herbert's book; discussing animals in Sicily; letter dated 12 March 1904 asks whether experiments on cancer cells have been carried out and then lists them; discussing connection between small variability and small arithematical mean value; concerning albinism in eye colour; concerning candidates for the Eugenics Fellowship; constructive criticism detailed on separate sheet; wants to know about the horse colour question because he has heard that Bateson "drew a red herring".

1894-1906

12 letters and 1 enclosure

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