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which took place in our national life, both economically and psychically, during 

 the nineteenth century. We see children, born in an age of canal-building 

 and stage-coaches, dying as motor-boats and airplanes come into being. 

 We note men, great and mediocre, passing from the vigour of youth to the 

 weakness of old age and leaving behind them records of actions which will 

 survive for generations, or which have already perished. And we ask why, 

 with a common environment, does one man achieve and another fail to do so? 

 The answer can only be : " Such is the law of inheritance," and that was 

 Galton's answer. But even with his work, supplemented by that of Mendel 

 and the followers of both, we yet fail to solve the riddle of family history — 

 why one man here and there is so markedly differentiated from his stock, 

 noteworthy as that may be. 



It will probably aid the reader to have a short account of the environment 

 of Galton during the successive years of his life, taken from the hasty notes 

 written down by his wife or himself on different occasions. 



Brief Record of Galton's Travels and Visits, 1853—1883. 



Francis Galton was married on August I, 1853, and toured in Switzer- 

 land and Italy, spending the winter in Florence and Rome. 



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1853 Rome. '54 Chambord. '55 Farnborough, Paris Exhibition. '56 Innsbruck, Vienna, 

 readen. '57 Courmayeur, Gressoney, Corniche. '58 English Lakes. '59 Lakes, Bonn. 



1860 Richmond, Pyrenees. '61 Zermatt, Monte Moro. '62 Glarus, Pilatus, Chainpery, 

 Chamounix. '63 Glion, Stresa, Corniche. '64 St Gall, Hauderes, Sepey. '65 Spa, Holland, 

 Birmingham. '66 Cannes, Mentone, English Lakes, Nottingham. '67 Mentone, Sorrento, 

 Bt Moritz. '68 Auvergne. '69 Heidelberg, Berchtesgaden. '70 Grindelwald, Folkestone. '71 

 Scarborough, Whitby. '72 Brighton. '73 Ilmenau, Moselle. '74 Lynton, Chettle. '75 Fontaine- 

 bleau, Murren. '76 Bavarian Lakes, Venice. '77 Tunbridge Wells, Bournemouth. '78 Vichy, 

 M'.n; d'Or, Paris Exhibition. '79 Vichy, Black Forest. '80 Dinant. '81 Bournemouth, York, 

 Vichy. '82 Baden, Constance. '83 Devonshire. 



Notes on Galton's Visits, Friends and Occupations, 1875-1883. 



I B75 with Emma and Lucy to Fontainebleau ; in June to Seelisberg, to Paris, met Emma. 

 F. G. went to Bristol, British Association and returned to Paris. Russell Gurneys went to 

 Egypt. Twins. Sweet peas. 1'hU. Mag. Law of Error and Ogives. 



1876 Sweet peas. Miss Christie. Loan Collection. 8. Kensington; Whistler. Jenkinsons at 

 Fawley. (moms at Syston. With Emma and Brodrick to Bavaria, Venice and Italian Lakes. 

 Arthur engaged to be married. 



1877 Louisa's bad illness. Tunbridge Wells. Bournemouth. Plymouth British Association. 

 Arthur married. Mr Holland died. 



1878 Rheumatic gout in my knee, March. Composite photos. R. Gurney died. Silver 

 wedding year. Vichy, Mont d'Or, Tours, Blois, Paris Exhibition. Folkestone, F. G. back to 

 Paris. 



1879 Lady Grove died. Bournemouth (Tower). Vichy with (Roes and Martiudales). 

 Gerardmer. Black Forest. Judge Grove at Wakehurst in Sussex. Generic Images. 



1880 Vichy. Boulogne (May and Spencer). Swansea, Brit. Assoc. Liphook. Meuse (Dinant). 

 Spa. Brussels Exhibition. Photographed at home. 



1881 Home early in October. Easter Leamington. Guy's Hosp., composite photography. 

 Bournemouth. York, British Assoc. Vichy late. Paris. Douglas broke his ankle. Composite 

 phthisis photos. 



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