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Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper 'The asymmetrical probability curve' by F Y Edgeworth

Reference number: RR/12/98

Date: 25 June 1894

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests adding a table of contents and concluding summary. Does not consider himself a competent enough mathematician to give an opinion of the mathematical parts, but finds the problems to be of great interest.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1894]

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RR/12/98
Earliest possible date
25 June 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
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 'The asymmetrical probability curve' by F Y Edgeworth, 25 June 1894, RR/12/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_98/referees-report-by-francis-galton-on-a-paper-the-asymmetrical-probability-curve-by-f-y-edgeworth, accessed on 19 June 2025

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