Record

StorageSite	UCL Special Collections
Level	Piece
Reference Number	GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/5
Title	Darwin to Francis Galton
Date	13 Dec 1859
Description	Letter from Charles Darwin in response to a letter from Galton of the 9th December 1859. Darwin thanks Galton for his comments on his book On the Origin of Species. Acknowledges a mistake highlighted by both Galton and Darwin's brother regarding rhinoceroses [namely that they are not hunted by "beasts of prey"]. This was corrected in the 3rd edition, as Galton's letter arrived too late to be included in the corrections to the 2nd printing.
Extent	1 letter
AccessStatus	Open
AccessConditions	The 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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