Female Twins: Unalike

Date:
Dec 1874-Mar 1875
Reference:
GALTON/2/4/3/7
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Galton Papers
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Female Twins: Unalike. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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Description

Fourteen letters plus enclosures sent to Galton in response to his circular Questions about Twins. The letters provide details of "unalike" female twins known to the correspondents, including descriptions of differences in character, habit and appearance.

Publication/Creation

Dec 1874-Mar 1875

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44 folios

Arrangement

Galton had grouped these letters together under the heading "Girls unlike".

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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