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The Life, Letters, and Labours o 



Francis Galton 



Vol. I. Birth 1822 to Marriage 1853 



WITH 5 PEDIGREE PLATES AND 72 PHOTOGRAPHIC 

 PLATES, FRONTISPIECE AND 2 TEXT-FIGURES 



BY KARL PEARSON, F.R.S. 



GALTON PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 



" It is not too much to say of this book that it will never cease to be memor- 

 able. Never will man hold in his hands a biography more careful, more 

 complete." The Times 



"A monumental tribute to one of the most suggestive and inspiring men of 

 modern times." Westminster Gazette 



" It was certainly fitting that the life of the great exponent of heredity should 

 be written by his great disciple, and it is gratifying indeed to find that he has 

 made of it, what may without exaggeration be termed a great book." Daily 

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Recently issued. Price 9s. net. 



Tables for Statisticians & Biometricians 



EDITED BY KARL PEARSON, F.R.S. 



GALTON PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 



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 the total time that will be saved in the future by the publication of this work is, of course, 

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 and importance of the calculations which they are designed to facilitate." Post Magazine 



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