Darwin to Francis Galton
- Date:
- 30 Dec 1872
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/11
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Letter from Darwin to Francis Galton. "A young Mr Balfour" [biologist Francis Maitland Balfour] was staying with the Darwins and had expressed an interest in breeding rabbits to investigate the theory of pangenisis. Darwin asks Galton which coat colours in rabbits were most likely to breed true.
Publication/Creation
30 Dec 1872
Physical description
1 letter
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The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.