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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

ANTECEDENTS.

Object of book, 1 ; Definition of "Man of Science," 2 ; Data, 10 ; Nature and nurture, 12 ; Race and birth-place, 16 ; Occupation of parents and position in life, 21 ; Physical peculiarities of parents, 27 ; Primogeniture, &c., 33 ; Fertility, 36; Heredity, 39. Pedigrees, viz :-Alderson, 41 ; Bentham, 43 ; Carpenter, 43 ; Darwin, 45 ; Dawson Turner, 48 ; Harcourt, 50 ; Hill, 51 ; Latrobe, 54 ; Playfair, 55 ; Roscoe, 57 ; Strachey, 58 ; Taylors of Ongar, 60; Wedgewood, 62. Statistical results, 64; grandfathers and uncles of scientific men, 65 ; brothers and male cousins, 67 ; Family characteristics, 69 ; Distribution of ability in gifted families, 70 ; Relative influence of paternal and maternal lines, 72.

CHAPTER II.

QUALITIES.

Preliminary, 74; Energy, 75, viz :-much above average, 78 ; below average, 97. Size of head, 98 ; Health, 99 ; of parents, 101; Perseverance, 103 ; Impulsiveness, 104; Practical business