THE CURATOR OF SCIENCE (Pages 46–49)

Can you correctly identify all the fingerprints on file?

0901 = Loop

9904 = Whorl

2404 = Whorl

1302 = Loop

1101 = Arch

2503 = Whorl

2201 = Loop

0102 = Whorl

All the fingerprints can be correctly identified by following the 3 golden rules set out in the fingerprint guide:

• Arches have no deltas

• Loops have 1 (and only 1) delta

• Whorls have 2 (or more) deltas