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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
4 - Heredity in Man
18 - Anthropology and Anthropometry
8 - Proposed Newcastle Lecture on the Physical and Intellectual Characteristics of Man
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/4/18/8/4
Title
Visual Perception Test Cards for Use in Proposed Newcastle Lecture
Date
Late 19th Century
Description
Test cards for distribution at Galton's propsed Newcastle lecture on the physical and intellectual characteristics of man. The cards contain lines of various lengths, intended to test perception of the differences in length.
The cards are accompanied by answer papers, bearing three options: "The middle division seems to be longest; All the divisions seem to be of the same length; The middle division seems to be shortest."
Draft instructions for use can be found in GALTON/2/4/18/8/3.
Extent
1 box of cards
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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