An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species : To which are added strictures on Lord Kaims's discourse, on the original diversity of mankind. By the Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith, D.D. Vice-president, and professor of moral philosophy in the College of New-Jersey; and member of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge.

An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species : To which are added strictures on Lord Kaims's discourse, on the original diversity of mankind. By the Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith, D.D. Vice-president, and professor of moral philosophy in the College of New-Jersey; and member of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819
Corporate Authors: Gale (Firm), American Philosophical Society (Author)
Other Authors: Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802 (Printer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Subjects:
Kames, Henry Home, > Lord, > 1696-1782. > Sketches of the history of man.
Anthropology.
Human skin color > Origin.
Physical anthropology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:"The substance of the following essay was delivered in the annual oration, before the Philosophical Society in Philadelephia, February 28th, 1787.--And the whole is published at the request of the society."--pages [3], 1st count.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 111 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 31 pages, 1 unnumbered pages)
Place of Publication:United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.