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Extreme Measures : The Dark Visions and Bright Ideas of Francis Galton
Extreme Measures The Dark Visions and Bright Ideas of Francis Galton
Author: Martin Brookes
"Count wherever you can" was the motto of Sir Francis Galton's extraordinary life. His measuring mind left its mark all over the scientific landscape. Explorer, inventor, meteorologist, psychologist, anthropologist, and statistician, Galton was one of the great Victorian polymaths. And his obsessive quest for knowledge extended far beyond conven...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781582344812
ISBN-10: 1582344817
Publication Date: 10/11/2004
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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