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shell (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 08:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
various people from as far back as the 17th century have been interested in friction ridge skin however i think the first person to suggest their use for identification was Sir William Herschel 1833-1917. around 1878 he suggested to scotland yard that they should keep the prints of army recruits to identify deserters.
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Rachel Robinson (Unregistered Guest)
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When did someone first realise that fingerprints could be used as an identification sourse?

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