Beschreibung:
The 1842 English translation of a seminal work of social statistics by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874).
Preface to the present edition; Introductory; 1. Development of the physical qualities of man; 2. Development of stature, weight, strength, etc.; 3. Development of the moral and intellectual qualities of man; 4. Of the properties of the average man, of the social system, and of the final advancement of this study; Author's appendix; Translator's appendix.