Description | Pearson's research notes for lectures on the history of statistics in the 17th and 18th centuries, consisting of: Pencilled notes for lecture I, and an apparent rough topic list. Notes on August Meitzen's History, Theory and Technique of Statistics. Letter from J L Evans to Pearson, 31 October 1921, regarding John Graunt. Notes on the Bills of Mortality, double writing, and from various sources. Letter from F Bernstein to Pearson, 28 November 1926, regarding the work of von Bolk and Fisher on inheritance [in German]. Figures for acreage across various countries, plus schemes for rates and Dukes. Typescript transcripts from the Bibliographica Britannica and "Memoirs of John Evelyn". Letters from the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society regarding Edmond Halley's papers. |