"Dialogue on Phrenology"

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- Title:
- "Dialogue on Phrenology"
- Description:
- A document transcription of dialogue between a "Mr. Learned" and Dr. Franz Joseph Gall on phrenology, a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.
- Collection Title:
- Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Ball family
- Topical Subject:
- Measurement and Phrenology
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 11-515A_34 (1134.00)
- Date Digital:
- 2023-08
- Digitization Specifications:
- 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public Domain
- Access Information:
- For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.
- Admin ID:
- 290287
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