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Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper [attributed] 'Contributions to the mathematical theory of evolution.—II. Skew variation in homogeneous material' by Karl Pearson

Reference number: RR/12/369

Date: 01 January 1895

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is an important advance in statistical theory.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]

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RR/12/369
Earliest possible date
01 January 1895
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Galton

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Francis Galton, Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper [attributed] 'Contributions to the mathematical theory of evolution.—II. Skew variation in homogeneous material' by Karl Pearson, 01 January 1895, RR/12/369, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_369/referees-report-by-francis-galton-on-a-paper-attributed-contributions-to-the-mathematical-theory-of-evolutionii-skew-variation-in-homogeneous-material-by-karl-pearson, accessed on 24 June 2025

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