Re: Aunger vs. Pinker on Galton

From: Bill Spight (bspight@pacbell.net)
Date: Sat 16 Apr 2005 - 21:02:09 GMT

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Dear Scott,

> Which eminent evolutionary author is correct on
> Darwin's relation to Galton, Aunger or Pinker?
>

Charles Darwin and Francis Galton had the same grandfather (Erasmus Darwin), but different grandmothers. Maybe they were half-cousins. ;-)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Erasmus_Darwin

Best,

Bill

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