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'Franz Joseph Gall developed the science of phrenology in the late eighteenth century, proclaiming that the human brain contained twenty-seven distinct organs, each of which controlled a given faculty—animal propensities, moral sentiments and so on. Crucially, Gall argued that the relative power or weakness of a faculty could be ascertained by examining the shape of a person’s skull. ...'
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The Hanged Man and the Body Thief: Finding Lives in a Museum Mystery : Review
Australian Historical Studies
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- The Hanged Man and the Body Thief : Finding Lives in a Museum Mystery 2015 single work biography
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