Project Gutenberg 2011-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 816 Galton, Francis 1822 1911 Galton, Francis, Sir 06028788 Finger prints Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_Prints_(book) Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Finger Prints" by Francis Galton is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This book explores the anatomical and biological significance of finger ridges, which are distinct patterns found on the palms and soles, and discusses their utility for personal identification. Galton aims to illustrate how these unique patterns provide an incredibly reliable means of recognizing individuals, addressing broader implications related to heredity and biological diversity. The opening of the book introduces the concept of papillary ridges on fingers and emphasizes their importance and permanence in human identity. Galton contrasts these with skin creases, which lack significance for identification. He recounts his personal journey into studying fingerprints, sparked by the need to understand their potential for anthropometric identification. The introduction also outlines the subsequent chapters of the book, which will delve into previous uses of fingerprints, methods for acquiring clear prints, the biological characteristics of these patterns, and their implications in forensic science. Overall, this section sets the stage for a detailed scientific inquiry into a topic that has both practical applications and philosophical inquiries into human identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36979/36979-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fingerprints -- Identification Fingerprints -- Classification GN Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Law & Criminology 705120 2025-09-15T06:00:35.816979 text/html 656569 2021-01-08T00:37:54 text/html 2956037 2025-09-15T06:00:50.430873 application/epub+zip 2960839 2025-09-15T06:00:39.133956 application/epub+zip 239094 2025-09-15T06:00:37.567967 application/epub+zip 3117598 2025-09-15T06:00:57.302310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3047667 2025-09-15T06:00:48.574874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355948 2022-09-17T04:27:03.799914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409691 2025-09-15T06:00:32.663006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409278 2021-01-08T00:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409558 2021-01-08T00:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20753 2025-09-15T06:00:57.480343 application/rdf+xml 11513 2025-09-15T06:00:37.752971 image/jpeg 1865 2025-09-15T06:00:37.662929 image/jpeg 136815 2021-01-08T00:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 4959534 2021-01-08T00:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 136731 2021-01-08T00:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 7322565 2025-09-15T06:00:36.325929 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia