As Galton shows it bears on most things of interest to the human race from the doctrine of original sin to the vigorous growth of new colonies, and it led him in the last chapter to express views on individuality and the place of the individual in the living universe, which seem to be echoed in much modern sociological teaching on the subject. Of the social significance of the subject it is also needless to speak. But coming back to it after an interval one is struck again by its freshness, its readableness, and the wealth of apt comparison with which it is illustrated. To bolster these results, and to attempt to make a distinction. It is the work of a master and for that reason one shrinks from praising it. The method used in Hereditary Genius has been described as the first example of historiometry. That after forty-five years there should still be a demand for this book is no source of wonder.
A second edition appeared in 1892 from which the present issue has been reprinted.
The design shows lines of descent across five generations: where G and g is.
#HEREDITARY GENIUS GALTON SERIES#
“HEREDITARY GENIUS” was first published in 1869 and conies second in the series of works in which Galton's investigations on inheritance were given to the public, being preceded in 1865 by the papers in “Hereditary Talent and Character” which appeared in Macmillan's Magazine. Biddiss 1970) Frances Galton s 1870 Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into Its Laws and Consequences (Tucker 1994:49-53) Madison Grants 1916/1924 The Passing of the Great Race (Tucker 1994:88-96, 124-125 Mintz 1985:32-35), and T. Embossed gilded cover design for Francis Galtons 1869 book Hereditary Genius.
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