Noteworthy families (modern science)
by Edgar Schuster Francis Galton
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- NOTEWORTHY FAMILIES (MODERN SCIENCE) AN INDEX TO KINSHIPS IN NEAR DEGREES BETWEEN PERSONS WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE HONOURABLE, AND HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY RECORDED
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTORY NOTE
- PREFACE
- Chapter I.—General Remarks.
- Chapter II.—Noteworthiness.
- Chapter III.—Highest Order of Ability.
- Chapter IV.—Proportion of Noteworthies to the Generality.
- Chapter V.—Noteworthiness as a Measure of Ability.
- Chapter VI.—Nomenclature of Kinship.
- Chapter VII.—Number of Kinsfolk in each Degree
- Chapter VIII.—Number of Noteworthy Kinsmen in each Degree.
- Chapter IX.—Marked and Unmarked Degrees of Noteworthiness.
- Chapter X.—Conclusions.
- NOTEWORTHY FAMILIES OF FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY LIVING IN 1904.
- APPENDIX
- ASTRONOMY.
- GEOLOGY.
- PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS.
- CHEMISTRY.
- ENGINEER.
- BIOLOGY.
- BOTANY.
- MEDICINE.
- DIVINITY.
- PHILOSOPHY.
- LAW.
- PUBLIC SERVICES.
- HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHERS.
- PAINTERS.
- SCULPTOR.
- ARCHITECT.
- INDEX
- MR. MURRAY'S Progressive Science Series.
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