Phrenology. Historical chart showing skulls and heads used in the pseudo-sciences of phrenology and physiognomy. Phrenology was based on the belief that a person's intellectual capabilities and personality was related to the shape of their skull and scalp. Physiognomy was based on the belief that the proportions of a person's facial features were related to their character. Practitioners of these principles claimed they could assess a person's personality by feeling the bumps on their head or by measuring their features. Artwork taken from the "Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science,Literature and Art",published in 1851 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Molloy, Cordelia |
Bildgröße: | 3425 px × 2871 px |
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