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Dactylography and The Origin of Finger-Printing (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) - Softcover

Henry Faulds , William J. Herschel

 
9781108081252: Dactylography and The Origin of Finger-Printing (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century)

Synopsis

A reissue of two accounts, from 1912 and 1916, discussing the development of fingerprinting as a forensic tool.

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Book Description

Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843–1930) and English judge Sir William James Herschel (1833–1917) both recognised the potential of fingerprints as a means of identification. Reissued together, these two works, published in 1912 and 1916, are Faulds' overview of the subject and Herschel's account of his work in India.

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