It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Finger Prints by Francis Galton
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"I should say that one of the inducements to making these inquiries into personal identification has been to discover independent features suitable for hereditary investigation." -Sir Francis Galton, "Personal Identification and Description" (1889) In Finger Prints (1907), Sir Francis Galton described the research he did related to the use of fingerprints for identification. Through this work, he validated a theory first proposed by Sir Willliam Herschel and gave the use of fingerprinting a scientific validity that laid the groundwork for its use in criminal investigations. This edition of his book contains minor revisions the author made to the original 1883 publication.
Finger Prints by Francis Galton is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Finger Prints aloud.
Finger Prints is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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