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Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement and proportions of the head, and the varieties in the form of the bones of the cranium and face' by Charles Bell

Reference number: AP/1/19

Date: 1820-1829

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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.

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AP/1/19
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1820-1829
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21 pages
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Charles Bell

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Charles Bell, Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement and proportions of the head, and the varieties in the form of the bones of the cranium and face' by Charles Bell, 1820-1829, AP/1/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_1_19/unpublished-paper-on-the-measurement-and-proportions-of-the-head-and-the-varieties-in-the-form-of-the-bones-of-the-cranium-and-face-by-charles-bell, accessed on 08 February 2025

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