Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism

The science of phrenology, which sought to reveal people's inner characteristics through an examination of the contours of their faces, had profound effects on Victorian culture. This volume examines the origins, evolution, and spread of phrenological naturalism from its beginnings in Vienna to Britain in the 1810s through 1850s. Van Wyhe contends

ISBN	0754634086	Pages	300
ISBN13	9780754634089 (What's this?)	Volumes	001
Publisher	Ashgate Publishing Group	Weight (grammes)	590
Imprint	Ashgate Publishing Limited	Published in	Aldershot
Format	Hardback	Series title	Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
Publication date	28 Mar 2004	Height (mm)	234
Non-book description	xvii, 282 p. :	Width (mm)	156
Library of Congress	BF868	Spine width (mm)	25
DEWEY	139.09	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC22

	List of Figures
	Series Editor's Preface
	Acknowledgements
	List of Abbreviations
1	Introduction	1
2	The Evolution of Phrenology in Britain	23
3	The Nature of Controversies	72
4	Authority Over Man's Constitution	96
5	The Receptions of The Constitution of Man	127
6	Epidemics of Phrenological Naturalism	165
	Conclusions	202
App. A	Reconstructed Itinerary of Gall's Lecture Tour	209
App. B	The Faculties of the Mind	213
App. C	Editions of The Constitution of Man	217
	Bibliography	229
	Index	279

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