Huxley, Thomas Henry
- Date:
- Oct 1886
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/1/5/2/14
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Letters from Thomas Huxley discussing the contributions of Erasmus and Charles Darwin to the development of the theory of evolution; Krause's biography of Erasmus [Ernst Krause, German biologist]; and giving advice regarding the Darwin memorial inscription.
A draft of Francis Galton's reply is included, with enclosed notes on the theories of Lamark [Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, naturalist], the evolutionary ideas of Erasmus Darwin, and notes possibly made from Krause's biography of Erasmus.
Publication/Creation
Oct 1886
Physical description
3 letters plus 2 enclosures
Terms of use
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.