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title: 'An Essay on the Causes and Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species'
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authors:
- 'Samuel Stanhope Smith'
date: 1810-01-01
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subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Anthropology (Doctrine of Man)'
- 'Natural Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Acts 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1810-an-essay-on-the-causes-and-variety-of-complexion-and-figure-in-the-human-species
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# An Essay on the Causes and Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species

Samuel Stanhope Smith argues for the unity of the human race, tracing varieties of complexion and form to climate, culture, and other natural causes while defending harmony between science and religion.

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