Phrenology, in connection with the study of physiognomy : to which is prefixed a biography of the author by Nahum Capen /

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Author / Creator:	Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832.
Edition:	1st American ed., improved.
Imprint:	Boston : Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1833.
Description:	1 online resource (439 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	PsycBooks.
Subject:	Phrenology. Physiognomy. Phrenology. Physiognomy. Phrenology. Physiognomy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12378451

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Other authors / contributors:	Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886.
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Summary:	"The word Physiognomy, considered etymologically, signifies the knowledge of nature at large. Sometimes, however, it is employed to designate the configuration, and, even more commonly, the expression of the countenance. In another sense, again, it is used to imply a knowledge of the external signs which proclaim internal qualities. It is in the latter acceptation that I shall employ the term in this volume. Entire nature, therefore, may be comprehended in the study of physiognomy; inanimate objects as well as living beings are included: there is, for instance, a physiognomy of the heavens: some forms and characters of clouds portend wind, certain others rain, others thunder, others fine weather, & c"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Original Online version: Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832. Phrenology, in connection with the study of physiognomy. 1st American ed., improved. Boston : Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1833

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