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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Finger prints.

Publication Details

London: Macmillan, 1892 CE.

The use of fingerprints as identification marks was known to the Chinese, but Galton was among the first to explain their possibilities in the identification of criminals. “Galton’s delta” is a triangular area of papillary ridges on the distal pads of the digits.

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Entry Number#186
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/3435
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLfinger-prints

Geographic Context

Publication place: London