RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Duncan, On the Laws of the Fertility of Women, 1871. CUL-DAR89.146. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2d ed., p. 138. n20: "On the Laws of the Fertility of Women,' in 'Transact. Royal Soc.' Edinburgh, vol. xxiv. p. 287; now published separately under the title of 'Fecundity, Fertility, and Sterility,' 1871. See, also, Mr. Galton, 'Hereditary Genius,' pp. 352–357, for observations to the above effect."
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Duncan on Fecundity - fertility &c 8vo. p 262 at age at which women may marry & produce on average only 2 children (read with care)
[in margin:] Sexual Select
p. 334 on th influence of Selection in accounting for greater vitality of married men. (Q)
p 382 Man arrives at maturity later than woman & Chapt I or now II woman bones smaller is well established (Quetelet)
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