Main contentsContents Page Preface to the second edition Introduction Variety of human nature Features Composite portraiture Bodily qualities Energy Sensitivity Sequence of test weights Whistles for audibility of shrill notes Anthropometric registers Unconsciousness of peculiarities Statistical methods Character Criminals and the insane Gregarious and slavish instincts Intellectual differences Reference to hereditary genius Mental imagery Number-forms Colour associations Visionaries Nurture and nature Associations Psychometric experiments Antechamber of consciousness Early sentiments History of twins Domestication of animals The observed order of events Selection and race Influence of man upon race Population Early and late marriages Marks for family merit Endowments Conclusion Appendix A. Composite portraiture B. The relative supplies from town and country families to the population of future generations C. An apparatus for testing the delicacy with which weights can be discriminated by handling them D. Whistles for testing the upper limits of audible sound in different individuals E. Questions on visualising and other allied faculties
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A 1951 reprint of the 1907 second edition is available from the General Secretary for £5.00 including postage. The full text of the book can be viewed on the On-line Galton Archives website. |