Manuscript Notes Concerning Heredity, Twins, Nature and Nurture
- Date:
- 1874-1875
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/4/3/12/10
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Francis Galton's manuscript notes concerning: the strength of the heredity tendency for twins in large families; data recording by midwifery institutions; and the relative importance of nature and nurture to human development. Also included are notes taken from the literature on heredity and twins; rough minutes of the Anthropometric Committee of the British Association Meeting at Bristol, April 1875; and notes on the families who contributed information for case studies.
Publication/Creation
1874-1875
Physical description
26 folios
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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.