The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton 3 Volume Set in 4 Pieces
The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton 3 Volume Set in 4 Pieces
£156.00
GBPA controversial figure, Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911), biostatistician, human geneticist, eugenicist, and first cousin of Charles Darwin, is famed as the father of eugenics. Believing that selective breeding was the only hope for the human race, Galton undertook many investigations of human abilities and devoted the last few years of his life to promoting eugenics. Although he intended his studies to work positively, for eradicating hereditary diseases, his research had a hugely negative impact on the world which subsequently bestowed on Galton a rather sinister reputation. Written by Galton's colleague, eugenicist and statistician Karl Pearson (1857–1936), this four-volume biography pieces together a fascinating life. Volumes 1 and 2 are primarily biographical. Volume 3, published in two parts, focuses on Galton's later research on correlation, personal identification, and eugenics, and includes records of Galton's travels and occupations, and recollections of friends and family.
Product details
April 2011Multiple copy pack
9781108072441
1680 pages
325 × 250 × 155 mm
4.5kg
292 b/w illus. 2 maps 11 tables
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Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- 1. Foreword
- 2. The ancestry of Francis Galton
- 3. Childhood and boyhood
- 4. Lehrjahre and wanderjahre I – Medical studies and the flight to Constantinople
- 5. Lehrjahre and wanderjahre II – Mathematical studies and Cambridge pleasures
- 6. Fallow years, 1844–1849
- 7. The reawakening: scientific exploration
- Appendix. Volume 2: Preface
- 8. Transition studies: art of travel, geography, climate
- 9. Early anthropological researches
- 10. The early study of heredity: correspondence with Alphonse de Candolle and Charles Darwin
- 11. Psychological investigations
- 12. Photographic researches and portraiture
- 13. Statistical investigations, especially with regard to anthropometry. Volume 3: 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
- 17. Characterisation, especially by letters
- Index.
