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A life of Sir Francis Galton : from African exploration to the birth of Eugenics / Nicholas Wright Gillham.
Van Pelt Library QH429.2.G35 G53 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillham, Nicholas W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
- Galton, Francis.
- Geneticists--England--Biography.
- Geneticists.
- Eugenics--History.
- Eugenics.
- History.
- Genetics--History.
- Genetics.
- Galton, Francis, Sir, 1822-1911.
- Biography.
- England.
- Local Subjects:
- Galton, Francis, Sir, 1822-1911.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- This vivid biography of the father of eugenics is also a superb portrait of science in the Victorian era. 10 halftones & 26 line illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-397) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195143655
- OCLC:
- 46660114
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