Parts of a whole

Studied from its original page

Nested-zone dot circles

Distribution of the causes of accidents in Hartford, Conn. (Brinton's caption)

Made by
Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford
Year
by 1939
Field
Management and industry
Kind
Data display
Room
Parts of a whole

Not shown here: its rights are not cleared

See the original page — Brinton 1939, p. 319, chart A

Fails both tests: 1939 is after 1930 (A) and the page is Brinton's book, tied to Brinton who died in 1957 (B would run to 2027).

The data it needs

  • category identity (one chart each) · categorical
  • zone containment · categorical · inner or outer
  • count dots and printed number · quantitative · events

Built in 4 steps, as its maker described

p. 319, chart A (archive leaf n324)

Skeleton drawing, not the original plate

14 other forms share this skeleton

Source

Brinton 1939, Graphic Presentation (Travelers Insurance chart)

Attribution less certain: contested, or no single inventor recorded

Searches, not citations

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