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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GALTON/1/2/1/14
Title"Plato", a Poem by Francis Galton
Date6 Apr 1843
DescriptionA printed poem titled "Plato" by Francis Galton. With corrections in ink. Inscribed on the front by hand "S Tertius Gaton / 6 April 1843. - / from the Author F G".
This poem is mentioned in Karl Pearson's book The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton, vol. 1, p.177. The reference appears in the transcription of a letter from Francis Galton to his father dated 5 April 1843, in which Galton mentions that he is sending his father a copy of a poem he has written on the subject of whether man has an innate conscience. Extracts from the poem are transcribed by Pearson.
Extent1 item
AcquisitionFound amongst the offprints/periodicals formerly housed in the Galton Laboratory.
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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