Project Gutenberg 2015-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 197 Faulds, Henry 1843 1930 17018069 Dactylography; Or, The Study of Finger-prints Produced by Chris Curnow, Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dactylography; Or, The Study of Finger-prints" by Henry Faulds is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the study of fingerprints and their potential for identification, discussing their patterns, biological significance, and historical contexts. Faulds delves into the finer details of the skin ridges found on human fingers, highlighting their unique characteristics and implications for forensic science. The opening of the work introduces the concept of dactylography by examining the historical use of finger and toe imprints, illustrating their relevance from primitive hunting societies to modern forensic identification. The text discusses the natural patterns formed by skin ridges and emphasizes their uniqueness, setting the stage for the study of fingerprints as a tool for personal identification. Faulds also reflects on past usages of fingerprints in various cultures, suggesting that the understanding and application of dactylography has deep historical roots. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fingerprints HV Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Sociology 259441 259522 2024-09-20T06:03:58.812199 2023-09-20T15:57:48.714100 text/html text/html 255395 2015-01-08T10:07:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 1234085 2015-01-08T10:07:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1289526 2024-09-20T06:04:05.900033 application/epub+zip 1291811 2024-09-20T06:04:01.308007 application/epub+zip 147425 2024-09-20T06:04:00.577026 application/epub+zip 1381686 2024-09-20T06:04:09.415984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1346282 2024-09-20T06:04:05.125981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205254 2022-09-21T17:58:38.706513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219105 2024-09-20T06:03:58.051033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219262 2015-01-08T10:07:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 83593 2015-01-08T10:07:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17544 2024-09-20T06:04:09.558964 application/rdf+xml 16307 2024-09-20T06:04:00.683052 image/jpeg 2216 2024-09-20T06:04:00.630010 image/jpeg 1270704 2024-09-20T06:03:59.909022 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia