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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Finger prints.

London: Macmillan, 1892.

The use of fingerprints as identification marks was known to the Chinese, but Galton was among the first to explain their possibilities in the identification of criminals. “Galton’s delta” is a triangular area of papillary ridges on the distal pads of the digits.

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Entry Number#186
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3435
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLfinger-prints

Geographic Context

Publication place: London