| RefNo | AP/1/19 |
| Previous numbers | AP.1.19 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement and proportions of the head, and the varieties in the form of the bones of the cranium and face' by Charles Bell |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] |
| Description | Bell 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. |
| Extent | 21p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/1/19/1 |
| AP/1/19/2 |
| AP/1/19/3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3507 | Bell; Sir; Charles (1774 - 1842) | 1774 - 1842 |
| NA7295 | Maton; William George (1774 - 1835) | 1774 - 1835 |