I can't find any references to Eddington disposing of plates, but considering that the plates were taken in field conditions (in Brazil and Guinea), it would be a surprise if all the plates were perfect and none were useless for measurement. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Nod. The peppered moth experiments have been totally misrepresented by Judith Hooper in her book Of Moths and Men. They were good science. See here: http://wiki.cotch.net/index.php/Of_Moths_And_Men Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
http://wiki.cotch.net/index.php/Of_Moths_And_Men