WCP5600

Published letter (WCP5600.6367)

[1] [p. xxxi]

"Dear Irene and Reggie" he replied, "your dispute... can be settled and rectified by a simple mathematical process usually called subtraction, thus:-

Irene's Cow 7 stomachs

Reggie's Cow 3 stomachs

The Farmer's Cow 4 stomachs"

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP5600.6367)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Wallace, Natalie [2019-01-26] Transcription checked by Wallace, Natalie [2019-01-26] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP5600,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5600