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RefNoAP/1/19
Previous numbersAP.1.19
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the measurement and proportions of the head, and the varieties in the form of the bones of the cranium and face' by Charles Bell
Date[1820-1829]
DescriptionBell summarises his investigations into physical and anatomical differences that he purports could be used to explain diversity of intellectual ability and facial appearance. 19 manuscript pages and two separate plates.

Subject: Eugenics / Anatomy

Communicated by William George Maton.
Extent21p
FormatManuscript
Drawing
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3507Bell; Sir; Charles (1774 - 1842)1774 - 1842
NA7295Maton; William George (1774 - 1835)1774 - 1835
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