An Examination of Phrenology
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Title
An Examination of Phrenology
Subject
Phrenology
Sewall, Thomas, 1786 or 1787-1845
Marginalia
Excerpts
Description
While a professor of anatomy and physiology at Columbian College in Washington, D.C., Thomas Sewall published these two lectures to students—one of the earliest attacks on phrenological doctrine—based on his study of the brain's anatomical structure. The marginal notes in this copy of An Examination indicate a proponent of phrenology disagreed with Sewall's conclusions.
Abstract
An excerpt from Thomas Sewall's An Examination of Phrenology with marginalia
Creator
Sewall, Thomas, 1786 or 1787-1845
Publisher
James S. Hodson
Date Created
1838
Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (BF885 .L4 S8 1838)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (2 pages)
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
From the Collections of the Boston Medical Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Sewall, Thomas, 1786 or 1787-1845, “An Examination of Phrenology,” OnView, accessed October 18, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6169.