Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism (Science, Technology and Culture 1700-1945)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: April 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780754634089
Subjects: History of science; Phrenology & physiognomy; Phrenology; History; New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit; Science/Mathematics; Science; General; Great Britain; 19th century; Naturalism
First sentence: The science of phrenology, and the writings of George Combe in particular, had profound effects on Victorian culture.