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‘Limitations of Eugenics.’ [Offprint from] The Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 39, no. 180

Name: ‘Limitations of Eugenics.’ [Offprint from] The Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 39, no. 180
Author: Penrose, L. S.

Book Description

First separate edition. 8vo. pp. 506-19; 5 diagrams including ‘Diagram of chromosomes in a mitotic cell from a male with Down’s anomaly with 15:21 translocation’; fine in self-wrappers.

Dealer Notes

Penrose (1898-1974) investigated the causes of Down’s syndrome and similar congenital disorders. His lecture before the Royal Institution concludes “Personally, I like to think that new knowledge on human genetics, as it comes to hand, can best be used in the direct interests of individuals and their offspring according to the established canons of medical ethics”.

Author Penrose, L. S.

Date 1963

Binding Self-wrappers

Condition Fine

Pages pp. 506-19

Price: £45.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

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