Publisher's Synopsis
What constitutes a idea? In many cases, this may be an impossible question to fully address, yet it remains a vital question to ask when researching history and philosophy, science and technology, communication and society, methodology and logic, ethics and culture, research collectives and individual observers. Thus, as I examine the topic of human skin measurement in this dissertation, it is also important to keep in mind that I am inquiring to understand how scientific ideas are formed and communicated.
