An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species
| Author | : Samuel Stanhope Smith |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1787 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105116267068 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species by : Samuel Stanhope Smith
Download or read book An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species written by Samuel Stanhope Smith and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smith was the first Princeton alumnus to hold the office of President of the college and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. In the "Essay" he attempted to show that physical variety in the human species was due to natural environmental causes, particularly climate, and dismissed the polygenist argument that each of the different races of man had sprung from their own stock.
