The Influence of the Brain on the Form of the Head
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Title
The Influence of the Brain on the Form of the Head
Subject
Phrenology
Gall, F. J. (Franz Joseph), 1758-1828 (author)
Lewis, Winslow, 1799-1875 (translator)
Excerpts
Description
This English translation of Franz Joseph Gall’s Sur les Fonctions du Cerveau was one of the Boston Phrenological Society’s first publication projects. In this passage, Gall describes how he isolated the faculties of attachment and friendship.
Abstract
Excerpt from Franz Joseph Gall's The Influence of the Brain on the Form of the Head discussing attachment and friendship
Creator
Gall, F. J. (Franz Joseph), 1758-1828
Publisher
Marsh, Capen, and Lyon
Date Created
1835
Contributor
Lewis, Winslow (translator)
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (QP385 .G13 E3 1835, v. 3)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1970
Files
Collection
Citation
Gall, F. J. (Franz Joseph), 1758-1828, “The Influence of the Brain on the Form of the Head,” OnView, accessed May 2, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/6160.