Darwin to Francis Galton
- Date:
- 23 Dec 1869
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/6
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to Galton praising his book Hereditary Genius. Darwin was half way through the book, as it was being read to him by his wife, but was already converted by Galton's argument that men differed in their hereditary talents, rather than in their "zeal and hard work".
Publication/Creation
23 Dec 1869
Physical description
1 letter
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.