To Francis Galton 13 December [1859]

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Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 7.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-2581,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-2581

Summary

Thanks FG for comments [on Origin].

Acknowledges error involving rhinoceros.

Thinks female fowls select victorious or most beautiful cock.

Letter details

Record number: DCP-LETT-2581
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: Francis Galton
Date: 13 Dec [1859]
Sent from: Down
Source of text: UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/5)
Physical description: 4pp

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Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 7.