TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1-33 



^^Historical Development of Anthropometry 1 



Anthropometrieal Instruments 8 



Simple Biometrical Methods 26-33 



I. Indices 26 



II. Frequency Curves 27 



III. Arithmetical Mean 29 



IV. Deviation 30 



V. Coefficient of Variation 32 



Part I. Osteometry; the Measurement of the Bones, Including the 



Skull. 



I. The Skull 33-149 



Orientation 35 



Landmarks 40 



Measurements 48 



Indices 62 



Angles 69 



II. The Vertebral Column, with the Ribs and Sternum 76 



III. Shoulder-girdle 80 



Scapula 80 



Clavicle 83 



IV. Arm and Hand 84 



Humerus 84 



Ulna 88 



Radius 98 



The Bones of the Hand 105 



V. The Pelvic Skeleton, including Hip-girdle and Sacrum 109 



Pelvic Girdle 109 



Sacrum 116 



VI. The Bones of the Leg and Foot 122 



Femur 122 



Patella 129 



Tibia 130 



Fibula 136 



The Foot Skeleton in General 136 



Talus 137 



Calcaneus 140 



The Other Tarsal Bones 142 



The Metacarpals and Phalanges 143 



Intermembral Indices 144 



Relation of the lengths of Limb bones to Stature 147 



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