A descriptive list of anthropometric apparatus : consisting of instruments for measuring and testing the chief physical apparatus of the human body : designed under the direction of Francis Galton, and manufactured and sold by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company.

Date:
1887
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A descriptive list of anthropometric apparatus : consisting of instruments for measuring and testing the chief physical apparatus of the human body : designed under the direction of Francis Galton, and manufactured and sold by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Each weight has engraved in an inconspicuous manner the index of the power of >• thus in Tray No. 2 the weights have the numbers 0, 2, 4, Tray No. 3 they have 4, 7, 10. Thus the number of each tray is the difference of the powers of r in two consecutive weights iu that tray. To perform the test, Tray No. 6 is removed and the person is asked to arrange the weights in their order of heaviness ; if this is performed correctly, No. 5 is taken and so on until a point is reached at which the person to be tested fails to put the weights in the right order. The mimber of the last tray correctly arranged is a measure of the dullness of the power of appreciating weight. Each tray has engravetl on it the indices of r of its weights and also its number. ... .£7 10 0 The following instruments are under consideration : Standards tints for the colour of hair. J, 1, SKIN. The descriptions are given as a general guide and are not binding as to detail. The prices are foi-prompt cash on delivery in Cambridge, and foreign orders should be accompanied by remittances or references to some established mercantile house in England for payment on presentation of Invoices. Tlie cost of packing and carriage is in all cases charged forward.
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