WCP6191

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[Address at foot of page]¹

[No date]²

Illustrious Sir,

Mr. Remo Sandron³ Editor, who has acquired the translation rights for your work "The Man’s place in the Universe"⁴[sic] has charged me to revised [sic] said translation for what concerns its scientific contents. — While accepting with great pleasure this task, I felt the desire to have the translation preceded by a short explanatory preface, in order to have the readers know the importance of your theory and the points wherein in [sic] differs from the Casualty[?] law⁵. I dissent from you on the Finalism theory⁶, but I have been bound to recognise the impartiality of your study, and the honesty wherewith you admit the possibility to explain Man’s existence on Earth by the Casualty[?] law.

You deserve great admiration for this, w[h]ich is a new title of glory for you who have, at the same time that [sic] Darwin⁷, conceived the immortal theory of selection.

I send you a copy of the said translation, praying you to accept it as a[n] homage from me, and together I send you one of my own works, viz⁸: "Il problema delle origini" ⁹ in which I followed your method that is to briefly expose the results of the more recent scientific researches.

Please accept my best regards and believe me

Faithfully yours | Giacomo Lo Forte¹⁰ [signature]

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