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The Geometer of Race

"Fair Use"

by Stephen Jay Gould

From "Discover", November, 1994, pp. 65-69

This article explains the origins of the "Caucasian race"...as coined by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840). Gould explains why and how Blumenbach unintentionally contributed to the racism prevailing in our time...and why "scientists" aren't as always "scientific" as we think they are or have been. The article is divided into 9 sections, each a jpeg image...to enhance printability.

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