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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A defence of phrenology |
| Reference | 112796.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1847 |
| Author | Boardman, Andrew |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Edward Kearny |
| Place of Creation | New York |
| Description | Containing: I. An essay on the nature and value of phrenological evidence; II. A vindication of phrenology against the attack of Dr. John Augustine Smith; III. A view of facts relied on by phrenologists as proof that the cerebellum is the seat of the reproductive instinct. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Physiology |
| Keywords | lecture, nerves, blood, madness, sex, disease, phrenology |
| Parts of the Body | head, nervous system, reproductive organs |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |