During the Golden Age of Anthropometric Measurement (1885-1900)

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During the Golden Age of Anthropometric Measurement (1885-1900), anthropometry was used by many different disciplines, including physical education. Anthropometry incorporated scientific theories and tools which boosted the academic status of physical education because physical education could claim that it used the science of anthropometry as part of its research agenda. One sign of health was the attainment of an "ideal form" by humans, and physical education used anthropometry to determine the ideal proportions of man and woman. Therefore, all of the above choices are correct.