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| American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality - Child welfare - 1913 - 402 pages
...Record Office, Cold Spring Harbor, Longr Inland Sir Francis Galton defined Eugenics as "a study of all agencies under social control that may improve or...the racial qualities of future generations, either mentally or physically." It is obvious that if future racial qualities are to be improved at all, such... | |
| Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Ohio - Homeopathy - 1913 - 332 pages
..."to be well born." It is commonly defined as "the study of those agencies under social control which may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally." It is based on Mendel's law of heredity which to be clearly understood, must be studied as a scientific... | |
| Ontario. Legislative Assembly - Ontario - 1913 - 598 pages
...between Oct. 1st and Nov. 29th. GREAT BRITAIN.. EUGENICS. Eugenics is the study of agencies under local control that may improve .or impair the racial qualities of future generations, physically or mentally.* The first International Ehigenics Congress was held in London on July 25th,... | |
| Demography - 1918 - 416 pages
...coined the word "eugenics" and laid so, much of the foundation for the new science, defined eugenics as "the study of the agencies under social control that may improve Of impair the social qualities of future generations either mentally or pnysically." It is generally... | |
| John Bessner Huber - 1914 - 198 pages
...conjectures incapable of verification. EUGENICS Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics, which he defined as "the study of the agencies under social control...future generations, either physically or mentally," was himself singularly fortunate, both in his own heredity and in his way of life. The Galtons have... | |
| Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh - Medicine - 1914 - 334 pages
...have read the wellknown definition of eugenics finally adopted by Galton, namely, that it includes " the study of the agencies under social control that...future generations, either physically or mentally." Now that definition might at first sight appear, to those who have grasped its full meaning, to be... | |
| Edinburgh Obstetrical Society - Obstetrics - 1914 - 534 pages
...have read the well-known definition of eugenics finally adopted by Gallon, namely, that it includes " the study of the agencies under social control that...future generations, either physically or mentally." Now that definition might at first sight appear, to those who have grasped its full meaning, to be... | |
| Breeding - 1917 - 644 pages
...through the science of eugenics, which was defined by its founder, Francis Galton, as "the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally." THE AMERICAN GENETIC ASSOCIATION is an incorporated organization, cooperative in nature. It is devoted... | |
| Association of Collegiate Alumnae (U.S.) - Women - 1914 - 350 pages
...animals, and plants. Eugenics refers particularly to the human race, and is denned as "the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally." The name of Gregor Johann Mendel is intimately associated with the science of genetics, as is that of Francis... | |
| Breeding - 1914 - 596 pages
...through the science of eugenics, which was defined by its founder, Francis Galton, as "the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally." THE AMERICAN GENETIC ASSOCIATION is an incorporated organization, co-operative in nature and devoted to... | |
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