Galton

[gawl-tn]

noun

Sir Francis,1822–1911, English scientist and writer.

Related formsGal·to·ni·an

[gawl-toh-nee-uh n] /gɔlˈtoʊ ni ən/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for galton

Contemporary Examples of galton

Galton and Eliot remained, but they, like Darwin, departed unconverted.
Our Crazy Quest for Immortality
Malcolm Jones
May 14, 2011

Historical Examples of galton

Galton was mad innyway, an' had a glass o' whiskey in his hand.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
"We might leave th' dock and run 'er 'ome by sail," suggested Galton.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
Galton believed that the first need was the need of knowledge in these matters.
The Task of Social Hygiene
Havelock Ellis
Galton estimated the number of men of genius in all history at four hundred.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
These principles are embodied in the Franklin and Galton grates.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for galton

Galton

noun

Sir Francis. 1822–1911, English explorer and scientist, a cousin of Charles Darwin, noted for his researches in heredity, meteorology, and statistics. He founded the study of eugenics and the theory of anticyclones

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