192 ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE.
F cii.\ r.
Statistics.-l -tat most out of 6. (2) My interest in science was due to my having been officially employed in a statistical inquiry. [It is with much hesitation that I consent to enter this as a case of "not innate."]
SUMMARY OF RESULTS AS TO INNATE TASTES.
| |
Total
cases. |
Decidedly
innate. |
Decidedly
not
innate. |
Doubtful. |
|
Physics and Mathematics |
20 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
|
Chemistry and Mineralogy . |
11 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
Geology |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
|
Biology-Zoology . . . . |
24 |
17 |
3 |
4 |
|
Botany . . |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
Medical Science |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
Geography (not discussed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
separately)
Statistical Science . . . . |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Mechanical Science . . . |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| |
91 |
56 |
11 |
24 |
A mere glance at the table and at the foregoing extracts will probably be enough to convince the reader that a strong and innate taste for science is a prevailing characteristic among scientific men ; also that the taste is enduring. This latter peculiarity is by no means a necessary consequence of the former ;
