A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics Hardcover - 2001
by Gillham, Nicholas Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
This vivid biography of the father of eugenics is also a superb portrait of science in the Victorian era. 10 halftones & 26 line illustrations.
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- Title A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics
- Author Gillham, Nicholas Wright
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 8763090
- ISBN 9780195143652 / 0195143655
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 9.57 x 6.45 x 1.4 in (24.31 x 16.38 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Genetics - History, Galton, Francis
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001021612
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Booklist, 10/01/2001, Page 289
- Books & Culture, 05/01/2002, Page 42
- New York Times, 02/10/2002, Page 16
- Publishers Weekly, 10/15/2001, Page 55
