Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton

Klappentext First published between 1914 and 1930! this biography offers a fascinating insight into the life of the eugenicist Francis Galton. Zusammenfassung Written by his colleague Karl Pearson! this four-part biography of eugenicist Sir Francis Galton presents a detailed account of the life of the controversial scientist. First published in 1930! this first part of Volume 3 focuses on Galton's later research on correlation! personal identification! and eugenics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 14. Correlation and the application of statistics to the problems of heredity; 15. Personal identification and description; 16. Eugenics as a creed and the last decade of Galton's life; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Karl Pearson, Pearson Karl
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108072427
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07242-7
• No. of pages: 538
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics; The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton 3 Volume Set in 4 Pieces
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; Diaries, letters & journals, Evolution, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Diaries, letters and journals, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine