Correspondence Regarding Measurement of Crania
- Date:
- 27 Nov 1879
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/8/2/1
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Two letters from J C Clarke of Millbank Prison to Galton regarding Clarke's work on craniometry whilst he was based at Pentonville Prison. Clarke describes how he took measurements of prisoners' heads by bending a soft sheet of lead from the forehead to the back of the neck and tracing the resulting outline onto paper. He sent these results to Galton, see GALTON/2/8/2/2.
Letter from G Busk to Galton regarding craniometry and methods for measuring heads.
Letter from G Busk to Galton regarding craniometry and methods for measuring heads.
Publication/Creation
27 Nov 1879
Physical description
3 letters
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The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.