craniology

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CRANIOLOGY, noun [Gr., the skull, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise on the cranium or skull; or the science which investigates the structure and uses of the skulls in various animals, particularly in relation to their specific character and intellectual powers.
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