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OverviewExcerpt from The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. 7: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts; January-April, 1858 In this statement Dr Morton would seem to have had in view his theore tical type, rather than the results of his own careful observations, unless be ac cepted as evidence the artificially abbreviated and flattened skulls, and even of these his Crania Americana furnishes only one exceptional example, from a mound on the Alabama River (pl. LIV). It is flattened on the occiput and os frontis in such a manner as to give the whole head a sugar-loaf or conical form, when champs-eat lateral diameter and innarrownmfi'om back tofront. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas AndersonPublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.662kg ISBN: 9780656342174ISBN 10: 065634217 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 05 November 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |