Book ID: CBB000470946

Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry (2003)

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Bulmer, Michael G. (Author)


Johns Hopkins University Press


Publication Date: 2003
Physical Details: xvii + 357 pp.; ill.; map; bib.; index
Language: English

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Review Waller, John C. (2004) Review of "Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 395). unapi

Review Cravens, Hamilton (2004) Review of "Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry". Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences (p. 399). unapi

Review Smocovitis, Vassiliki Betty (2007) Review of "Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 398). unapi

Review Kleinman, Kim (2004) Review of "Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (p. 453). 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
Waller, John C.
Bowler, Peter J.
Bulmer, Michael G.
Burbridge, David
Castañeda, Luzia Aurélia
Day, Benjamin
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Journal of the History of Biology
Science and Education
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
British Journal for the History of Science
Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
Publishers
American Philosophical Society
Concepts
Heredity
Genetics
Biometry
Eugenics
Mendelism; Mendelian inheritance
Biology
People
Galton, Francis
Bateson, William
Pearson, Karl
Weldon, Walter Frank Raphael
Darwin, Charles Robert
Mendel, Gregor Johann
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Institutions
University College, London
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