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Craniometry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Craniometry is the measurement of cranial features in order to classify people according to race, criminal temperament, intelligence, etc. The underlying assumption of craniometry is that skull size and shape determine brain size which determines such things as intelligence and capacity for moral behavior.
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CRANIOMETRY . The application of precise methods of measurement marks a definite phase in the development of most branches of See also: ... science, and thus craniometry, a comprehensive expression for all methods of measuring the See also:
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As has been seen, all the results of craniometry prove that the Jews are brachycephalic, and that the dolichocephalic form is only found among them in less than two per cent of cases.
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on craniometry states that it "claims to be able to predict the intelligence and nature of human being." Craniometry says nothing about intelligence or human nature.
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Craniometry is a technique used to measure skull and determine human nature. ... While Phrenology is the study of character and personality and physiognomy is the study of facial features, Craniometry technique difference from the former studies as it is a technique that involves the measurement of bones of the skull.
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Craniometry: Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.
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Craniometry is the technique of measuring the bone ... used craniometry and the study of skeleton ... Craniometry and anthropology...
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X-ray craniometry has gained in importance for scientific and clinical examination. ... X-ray craniometry has gained in importance for scientific and clinical examination. It enables accurate measurement of shape and structure of the human skull, its characterisation and an accurate description of the type and cause of...
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The application of precise methods of measurement marks a definite phase in the development of most branches of modern science, and thus craniometry, a comprehensive expression for all methods of measuring the skull (cranium), provides a striking landmark in the progress of anthropological studies.
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