K. Pearson to F. Galton, 2nd Aug. 1906.- External URL
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Sent From (Definite): Karl PearsonSent To (Definite): Sir Francis GaltonDate: 2 Aug 1906
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Sent fromKarl Pearson
2 Aug 1906
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[re: picture of Weldon, difficulties in writing memoir of Weldon]
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The mice I hope are going better,- much depends on how far Mrs Weldon can get from Darbishire the original records, which were only hastily copied & in part when Weldon resumed control of the experiment. But this in confidence again. I think D. has blundered in his records & he may not care - if as is possible, he is conscious of it, to allow his original records to be examined. What is certain is that Weldon’s pedigrees for his stock when he resumed the work are not in accord with the pedigrees in Biometrika. Hence either Weldon has slipped in copying pedigrees from Darbishire’s records, or D. has carelessly edited the tables in Biometrika. It is a nasty business with D. in no very friendly frame, I suspect, & if he knows he has slipped, he may either refuse his books or make them identical with his published record. Of course, we should if we found it out leave him sternly alone & simply put the proper pedigrees in for Weldon’s mice. Only don’t let anything go further at present. Our hope is to get an inspection of the original records of the first two crosses from 3rd to 8th crosses we have good records of Weldon himself.
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Sent toSir Francis Galton
2 Aug 1906
Description:
[re: picture of Weldon, difficulties in writing memoir of Weldon]
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The mice I hope are going better,- much depends on how far Mrs Weldon can get from Darbishire the original records, which were only hastily copied & in part when Weldon resumed control of the experiment. But this in confidence again. I think D. has blundered in his records & he may not care - if as is possible, he is conscious of it, to allow his original records to be examined. What is certain is that Weldon’s pedigrees for his stock when he resumed the work are not in accord with the pedigrees in Biometrika. Hence either Weldon has slipped in copying pedigrees from Darbishire’s records, or D. has carelessly edited the tables in Biometrika. It is a nasty business with D. in no very friendly frame, I suspect, & if he knows he has slipped, he may either refuse his books or make them identical with his published record. Of course, we should if we found it out leave him sternly alone & simply put the proper pedigrees in for Weldon’s mice. Only don’t let anything go further at present. Our hope is to get an inspection of the original records of the first two crosses from 3rd to 8th crosses we have good records of Weldon himself.
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