{"product_id":"dactylography-and-the-origin-of-finger-printing-paperback-9781108081252","title":"Dactylography and The Origin of Finger-Printing (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108081252","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDactylography and The Origin of Finger-Printing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA reissue of two accounts, from 1912 and 1916, discussing the development of fingerprinting as a forensic tool.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Faulds (Author), William J. Herschel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108081252, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e186 pages, 16 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21 x 21.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843–1930) and the English judge Sir William James Herschel (1833–1917) both recognised the potential of fingerprints as a means of identification. While working in Japan, Faulds had developed his methods after noticing impressions on ancient pottery. Herschel, during his service as a magistrate in India, had introduced a system of using fingerprints as a way of preventing fraud. In the course of a lengthy controversy, Faulds sought to be acknowledged for the significance of his discoveries. Although there is no doubt that Faulds was first to publish on the subject, it was Herschel's work, begun in the 1850s, which was later developed by Galton and Henry as the tool of forensic science we know today. Reissued here together, these two works, first published in 1912 and 1916 respectively, are Faulds' overview of the subject and Herschel's account of his work in India.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. Introduction: early hints and recent progress\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sweat-pores, ridges, and furrows\u003cbr\u003e 3. Finger-print patterns\u003cbr\u003e 4. Some biological questions in dactylography\u003cbr\u003e 5. Technique of printing and scrutinizing finger-patterns\u003cbr\u003e 6. Persistence of finger-print patterns\u003cbr\u003e 7. Syllabic classification of finger-prints\u003cbr\u003e 8. Practical results and future prospects\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index: Part II: The origin of finger-printing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912978456856,"sku":"9781108081252","price":21.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108081252i.jpg?v=1696751797","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dactylography-and-the-origin-of-finger-printing-paperback-9781108081252","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}