craniology
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Origin of craniology
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Lavater and Gall would have been very much embarrassed by it; for both physiognomy and craniology would be, perhaps, equally at a loss amongst the Philippines.
From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by La Gironière, Paul P. de
He does not think very much of the books primarily devoted to a discussion of the conflicting opinions on craniology and psychology of the natives.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 by Various
I would say of craniology, as I have already said of physiognomy, that there is such a science attainable probably by man, but that we have yet made scarcely any progress in the acquiring it.
From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William
Is not all this a confirmation of Doctor Gall's theory on craniology? viz., that our faculties depend on the organisation of the scull.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
The general came in for a few minutes, he said, to escape from two young ladies, who had talked him half dead about craniology.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 10 by Edgeworth, Maria
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