Skin Furrows of the Hand

@article{Herschel1880SkinFO,
  title={Skin Furrows of the Hand},
  author={William James Herschel},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1880},
  volume={23},
  pages={76-76}
}
ALLOW me to contribute the information in my possession in furtherance of the interesting study undertaken by your Japan correspondent (vol. xxii. p. 605). 
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