Hereditary genius : an inquiry into its laws and consequences / by Francis Galton.

  • Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
Date:
1869
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Credit: Hereditary genius : an inquiry into its laws and consequences / by Francis Galton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . I CLASSIFICATION OF MEN ACCORDING TO THEIR REPUTATION ... 6 CLASSIFICATION OF MEN ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURAL GIFTS . . I4 COMPARISON OF THE TWO CLASSIFICATIONS 37 NOTATION 50 THE JUDGES OF ENGLAND BETWEEN 1660 AND 1865 55 STATESMEN I04 ENGLISH PEERAGES, THEIR INFLUENCE UPON RACE . I30 COMMANDERS I4I LITERARY MEN 167 MEN OF SCIENCE I92 POETS 225 MUSICIANS 237 PAINTERS 247 DIVINES 257 SENIOR CLASSICS OF CAMBRIDGE 299 OARSMEN 305 WRESTLERS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY 312 COMPARISON OF RESULTS 316 THE COMPARATIVE WORTH OF DIFFERENT RACES 336 INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT THE NATURAL ABILITY OF NATIONS . . 351 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 363 APPENDIX 377 INDEX 385