Book ID: CBB000201383

A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (2002)

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Gillham, Nicholas Wright (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2002
Physical Details: xii + 416 pp., illus., bibl.
Language: English

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Review Allen, Garland E. (2002) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". Nature (p. 19). unapi

Review Gilman, Sander L. (2002) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (p. 468). unapi

Review Kevles, Daniel J. (2002) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". American Scientist (p. 270). unapi

Review Winters, R. Scott (2003) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science (p. 45). unapi

Review Walker-Smith, John (2003) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (p. 134). unapi

Review Porter, Theodore M. (2002) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 491). unapi

Review Edwards, A. W. F. (2002) Review of "A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (p. 399). unapi

Essay Review Comfort, Nathaniel (2006) Zelig: Francis Galton's Reputation in Biography. Bulletin of the History of Medicine (pp. 348-363). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Danielle Coriale
Smith, Elise Juzda
Winston, Andrew S.
Weindling, Paul J.
Waller, John C.
Sheppard, Kathleen L.
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Social Studies of Science
History of Science
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
Publishers
University of California, Santa Barbara
Trafford Publishing
Oxford University Press
Central European University Press
Bloomsbury
American Psychological Association
Concepts
Eugenics
Genetics
Science and race
Heredity
Science and literature
Mendelism
People
Galton, Francis
Mendel, Gregor Johann
Bateson, William
Roberts, Charles
Weldon, Walter Frank Raphael
Venn, John
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
17th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
England
South Africa
Italy
Germany
Institutions
University College, London
Royal Society of London
Cambridge University
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