Horse Measurement Notes, Photographs and Diagrams

Date:
c1895-c1898
Reference:
GALTON/2/5/3/7
Part of:
Galton Papers
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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.

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Description

Galton's notes regarding horse measurement, consisting of:

  • British Museum Reading Room request slips for M Hayes The Points of the Horse (London: W Thacker; 1893) and Among Men and Horses (London: T F Unwin; 1894); and David Salomons Electric Light Installation (London: Whittaker & Co; 1891), plus a paper slip showing a sketch of photographic apparatus. 4 ff.
  • A perspective drawing of a horse; 1 ff.
  • Sketch of a horse showing optimal distance from camera; 1 ff outsize.
  • Sketch of a horse with various body locations labelled A to J; 1 ff.
  • Photographs of horses with various body locations labelled A to J; 2 ff.
  • Table labelled "Measures of photo of horse"; 1 ff.
  • Notes and tables on horse age and horse measurement; 4 ff.

    • Publication/Creation

    c1895-c1898

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    12 folios plus 2 photographs

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    A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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    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.

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