Project Gutenberg 2023-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 231 Wilson, Daniel, Sir 1816 1892 Wilson, Daniel The right hand : $b Left-handedness $aLondon :$bMacmillan and Co, $c1891. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Right Hand: Left-Handedness" by Sir Daniel Wilson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the phenomenon of left-handedness from various scholarly perspectives, including its historical, archaeological, philological, and physiological aspects. The text likely discusses the implications of left-handedness on human dexterity and social perceptions, aiming to challenge the notion of right-handedness as the norm. The opening of the treatise sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the human hand, emphasizing its significance in human evolution and functional capability. Sir Daniel Wilson discusses the unique structure and utility of the hand, arguing that it distinguishes humans from other animals, particularly in their capacity as tool users. The text begins with an exploration of right-handedness, a prevalent practice across cultures, while also alluding to the historical context of left-handed individuals, suggesting that left-handedness should not be suppressed but rather celebrated for its uniqueness. Wilson's approach involves a blend of historical analysis with observations from modern practices, thereby offering a multifaceted view of hand preference and its implications for both individual identity and broader societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark%3A%2F13960%2Ft4zg6q61j&seq=9 20230916095133wilson 1891 GB Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Left- and right-handedness GN Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 316291 2025-09-28T13:28:53.948683 text/html 292230 2023-12-13T13:59:26 text/html 791515 2025-09-28T13:28:58.943650 application/epub+zip 788868 2025-09-28T13:28:55.252653 application/epub+zip 237268 2025-09-28T13:28:54.541701 application/epub+zip 874725 2025-09-28T13:29:01.835610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 847365 2025-09-28T13:28:58.404668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286811 2025-09-28T13:28:53.585682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266973 2023-12-13T13:59:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16130 2025-09-28T13:29:01.968605 application/rdf+xml 8117 2025-09-28T13:28:54.802671 image/jpeg 1702 2025-09-28T13:28:54.671654 image/jpeg 804787 2025-09-28T13:28:53.990691 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