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Finger prints

by Francis Galton

1892 · Science

Open Library OL3370376W

Finger prints was one of the first books to provide a scientific footing for matching fingerprints and for later acceptance in courts. He collected information from a number of people and recorded their backgrounds, financial situations, likes and dislikes, health, etc.

About the author

Francis Galton (1822–1911) is represented here by 6 public-domain titles, including Essays in eugenics, Finger prints, and Inquiries into human faculty and its development. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Francis Galton.

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