"Methods of indexing Finger Mark", in "Proceedings of the Royal Society of London".
Published by London, Harrison & Sons., 1891
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.JF Ptak Science Books
AbeBooks seller since June 28, 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 249.91
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
GALTON, Francis.(William Huggins, J.J. Thomson, others.) "Methods of indexing Finger Mark", in "Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, London, Harrison & Sons, 1891, volume 49; viii,558,32pp. Half-calf over linen boards. There is some amount of scuffing to the spine. Provenance: University College of Wales, with a bookplate, a library call number on the front board, and small rubberstamps on the title page. G-VG copy. [++] There are a number of interesting contributions in this volume, one of the most significant being the Galton paper appearing on pp 540-545. "Galton’s establishment of fingerprinting as an easy and almost infallible means of human identification transformed a difficult subject, and his taxonomy of prints is basically that used today. He was disappointed, however, to find no familial, racial, moral, or intellectual subgroupings in the collections he examined.--"Galton, Francis" Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography, vol. 5, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008, pp. 265-267. [++] Also of note: J.J. Thomson, "On the Rate of Propagation of the Luminous Discharge of Electricity Through a Rarefied Gas", pp 84-100. [++] William Marcet, " On the Chemical Phenomena of Human Respiration while Air is being re-breathed in a Closed Vessel", pp 103-115. [++] William and Mrs/ Huggins, "On Wolf and Rayet's Bright-Line Stars in Cygnus", pp 33-46. 325. [++] "Galton came to study fingerprints in a roundabout way. In 1880, a physician named Henry Faulds asked Charles Darwin for some help in documenting some important properties of fingerprints. For example, Faulds suspected but did not know how to demonstrate that no two people have the same fingerprints. Darwin was too old to take on this task, and so he recommended his younger cousin, Francis Galton. Galton took the task very seriously and imparted on a series of empirical studies that allowed him to document not only that no two people have the same fingerprints but also that a person's fingerprints remain largely unchanged over the course of his or her life. While he was at it, Galton also developed the first system for classifying and identifying fingerprints."--American Psychological Association website ("To Catch a Thief". …
Seller Inventory # ABE-1643597943219
Bibliographic details
- Title
- "Methods of indexing Finger Mark", in "Proceedings of the Royal Society of London".
- Author
- GALTON, Francis.(William Huggins, J.J. Thomson, others.)
- Publisher
- London, Harrison & Sons.
- Publication year
- 1891
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Astrophysics, Engineering, Social History
JF Ptak Science Books
Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 28, 2016
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.48 | £ 10.08 |
Payment methods
- Invoice
- Paypal
Store description
We have been in business since 1985--including a store in Georgetown, D.C. from 1985-2002--specializing in significant and hard-to-find works in modern (say, after 1850) physics, math, astronomy, and technology, and other bits and bobs. Shipping notice for overseas parcels: customs, VAT, and all other shipping fees and add-ons are the responsibility of the buyer.
Specialty
ScienceSeller's business information
JF Ptak Science Books
NC, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
All items are offered with a seven-day return privilege.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to JF Ptak Science Books, Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
We ship USPS priority unless otherwise specified and charge only for the exact cost of shipping. Overseas shipping depends upon the country of destination.